Ben Wallace MP
Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Wyre
Incumbent
Assumed office  5 May 2005
Preceded by	Hilton Dawson
Majority	4,171 (8.0%)
Born	15 May 1970 (1970-05-15) (age 39) Farnborough, Kent
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Royal Military Academy Sandhurst
Profession	Army
Website	www.benwallacemp.com
Military service
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1991–1998
Unit	Scots Guards

Robert Ben Lobban Wallace known as Ben Wallace (born 15 May 1970) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Lancashire constituency of Lancaster and Wyre, elected at the 2005 General Election.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Parliamentary career 3 Personal life 4 External links 4.1 News items

[edit] Early life

Wallace was born in the London Borough of Bromley at Farnborough and attended the Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst, and served in the Scots Guards from 1991-8, serving in Northern Ireland and Central America. After leaving the army, he became a Conservative Member of the Scottish Parliament as a list MSP for North East Scotland before standing down in 2003. He was most recently employed by QinetiQ, the UK's part-privatised national defence laboratory.

[edit] Parliamentary career

Wallace has a close relationship with the Lancaster branch of the Conservative Future movement. Lancaster CF campaigned with Wallace in his 2005 General Election campaign for the Lancaster and Wyre constituency; one that saw a 481 vote (0.92%) Labour majority swing to a 4171 vote (8.00%) Conservative majority. The overall swing was 4.50% from Labour to Conservative. This constituency was number nine on the 2005 Conservative 'target list'. He is currently the Shadow Minister of State for Scotland and Chair of the British – Iran Parliamentary Group.

On 13 November 2008, Wallace was elected Campaigner of the Year in the Spectator/Threadneedle Parliamentarian awards, for his work promoting transparency of MPs expenses.

[edit] Personal life

He is married to Liza and has two children. He currently resides in Hornby, on the River Lune. He also used to want to be a ski instructor (an ambition he later fulfilled in Austria). He has said that he became interested in politics at the age of 16, but this interest was neglected until later in life.

[edit] External links

• Ben Wallace Home
• Lancaster Conservative Future
• TheyWorkForYou.com – Ben Wallace MP
• Guardian Unlimited Politics – Ask Aristotle: Ben Wallace MP
• BBC Politics page

[edit] News items

• Explaining his expenses in February 2008
• Iris scanning in January 2007
• Yobs in June 2005

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Hilton Dawson	Member of Parliament for Lancaster and Wyre 2005–present	Incumbent