The subject of this article is standing for re-election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom on 4 July, and has not been an incumbent MP since Parliament was dissolved on 30 May. Some parts of this article may be out of date during this period. |
Ben Spencer | |
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Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
Assumed office 25 November 2023 | |
Leader | Rishi Sunak |
Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge | |
Assumed office 12 December 2019 | |
Preceded by | Philip Hammond |
Majority | 18,270 (34.3%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Benjamin Walter Jack Spencer [1] 11 December 1981 Liverpool,England |
Political party | Conservative |
Children | 2 |
Website | Official website |
Benjamin Walter Jack Spencer (11 December 1981) [2] is a British psychiatrist and Conservative politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge since 2019.
Ben Spencer was born on 11 December 1981 in Liverpool. He attended a state grammar school in the West Midlands. He has a Masters in mental health law and a PhD on Decision-Making Capacity. [3]
Spencer worked for ten years as a doctor for the NHS,specialising in mental health. [3]
At the snap 2017 general election,Spencer stood in Camberwell and Peckham,coming second with 12.8% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Harriet Harman. [4] [5] [6]
Spencer was elected to Parliament at the 2019 general election as MP for Runnymede and Weybridge with 54.9% of the vote and a majority of 18,270. [7]
He is currently a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. [8]
On 3 October 2022,Spencer was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party Jake Berry. [9] On 25 November 2023,he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party for Campaigning and Candidates - Disability and Diversity. [10]
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