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 politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge in Surrey since 2019. A member of the Conservative Party,he succeeded former Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond as an MP.
Spencer attended 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]
Spencer sits in the seat of Runnymede and Weybridge. He is currently a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. [4]
On 3 October 2022,Spencer was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party Jake Berry. [5] On 25 November 2023,he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party for Campaigning and Candidates - Disability and Diversity. [6]
Spencer is married with two children.[ citation needed ]
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