Ben Wallace (politician) facts for kids

Ben Wallace
The Right Honourable ; Ben Wallace ; MP
Secretary of State for Defence
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Penny Mordaunt
Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime
	In office; 17 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	John Hayes
Succeeded by	Brandon Lewis
Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for Northern Ireland
	In office; 12 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Andrew Murrison
Succeeded by	Kris Hopkins
Member of Parliament; for Wyre and Preston North; Lancaster and Wyre (2005–2010)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; 5 May 2005
Preceded by	Hilton Dawson
Majority	12,246 (23.3%)
Member of the Scottish Parliament; for North East Scotland
	In office; 6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Preceded by	Constituency created
Succeeded by	Nanette Milne
Personal details
Born	Robert Ben Lobban Wallace ; 15 May 1970 (age 50); Farnborough, Kent, England
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Liza Cooke
Children	3
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Army officer
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1990–1998
Rank	Captain
Unit	Scots Guards
Battles/wars	The Troubles
Awards	Mentioned in Despatches

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (born 15 May 1970) is a British politician. He has been the Secretary of State for Defence since 24 July 2019. He was the UK’s longest-serving Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime from 2016 to 2019. Wallace is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wyre and Preston North since the 2010 United Kingdom general election.

Wallace was first elected as the MP for Lancaster and Wyre in the 2005 United Kingdom general election. He was a Captain in the British Army.

Images for kids

Wallace meeting with the United States Secretary of Defense Mark Esper at Horse Guards in September 2019.