Ben Wallace (UK politician)
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The Right Honourable Ben Wallace MP |
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| Minister of State for Security | |
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Assumed office 17 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | John Hayes |
| Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Northern Ireland Office | |
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In office 12 May 2015 – 17 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Murrison |
| Succeeded by | Kris Hopkins |
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In office 15 July 2014 – 12 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
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Member of Parliament for Wyre and Preston North Lancaster and Wyre (2005–2010) |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Hilton Dawson |
| Majority | 14,151 (28.4%) |
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Member of the Scottish Parliament for North East Scotland |
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In office 6 May 1999 – 1 May 2003 |
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| Preceded by | New Office |
| Succeeded by | Nanette Milne |
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15 May 1970 Farnborough, Kent, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Liza, née Cooke |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Royal Military Academy Sandhurst |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Army Officer |
| Awards | Mentioned in Despatches |
| Website | www.benwallace.org.uk |
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| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1990–1998 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Scots Guards |
| Battles/wars | The Troubles |
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace, MP PC (born 15 May 1970) is a British Conservative Party politician. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wyre and Preston North since the 2010 General Election, having been the MP for Lancaster and Wyre from 2005 to 2010.
Wallace attended Millfield School studying politics under the late Clive Thomas who also taught Julian Smith MP and Margot James MP. After school Wallace qualified as an Austrian ski instructor and taught in the village of Alpbach, Tirol. During that period his parents moved to Pennsylvania in the United States where they lived for 7 years.
At the age of 19 Wallace attended the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, before being commissioned as a platoon commander into the Scots Guards. During his eight-year military service Ben Wallace served in Germany, Windsor, Cyprus, Central America and Northern Ireland. In 1992 he was mentioned in despatches. Ben Wallace's last post was as Company Commander of F Company Scots Guards.
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