Ben Gummer
Ben Gummer | |
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Gummer in 2016 | |
| Minister for the Cabinet Office | |
| In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Matt Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Damian Green |
| Paymaster General | |
| In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Matt Hancock |
| Succeeded by | Mel Stride |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Services | |
| In office 12 May 2015 – 14 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Dan Poulter |
| Succeeded by | Nicola Blackwood |
| Member of Parliament for Ipswich | |
| In office 6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Chris Mole |
| Succeeded by | Sandy Martin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 February 1978 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Peterhouse, Cambridge |
Benedict Michael Gummer (born 19 February 1978) is a British businessman and former politician. He is a partner of Gummer Leathes, a property developer. He is a senior adviser to McKinsey & Company, the management consultancy, and a visiting fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University.
Gummer served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich from 2010 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he became Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General in the First May ministry in 2016, entering the cabinet as its youngest member. He lost his seat in the House of Commons in the 2017 general election.