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Ben Wallace

Military · Politician

Ben Wallace is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ben Wallace · Μπεν Ουάλας · Бен Воллес · Бен Уоллес · Բեն Ուոլես · 8 more...				[sources]
Other name	Mr Ben Wallace · Robert Ben Lobban Wallace · Robert Benjamin Wallace · Wallace, Mr Ben · Уоллес, Бен · 5 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ロバート・ベン・ロバン・ウォレス				[sources]
Birth date	1970-05-15				[sources]
Place of birth	Farnborough				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	United Kingdom				[sources]
Country	United Kingdom				[sources]
Citizenship	United Kingdom				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	wallaceb@parliament.uk				[sources]
First name	Ben				[sources]
Last name	Wallace				[sources]
Phone	+442072195804				[sources]
Title	The Right Honourable				[sources]
Website	www.benwallace.org.uk · www.benwallacemp.com · facebook.com · facebook.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q263166				[sources]
Position	House of Commons (member, 2005-2010) · House of Commons (member, 2010-2015) · House of Commons (member, 2015-2017) · House of Commons (member, 2017-) · Member of the 1st Scottish Parliament (1999-2003) · 9 more...				[sources]
Education	Millfield · Royal Military Academy Sandhurst				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-27	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

British politician, UK Defence Secretary (2019–2023)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-12-20

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the House of Commons	2010-05-06	2015-03-30
member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2017-06-08	2019-11-06
Secretary of State for Defence	2019-07-24	2023-08-31
member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2015-05-07	2017-05-03
Member of the House of Commons	2017-06-09	-
Member of the House of Commons	2015-05-08	2017-05-03
member of the 55th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2010-05-06	2015-03-30
Minister of State for Northern Ireland	2015-05-12	2016-07-17
member of the 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom	2005-05-05	2010-04-12
Minister of State for Security	2016-07-17	2019-07-24

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