30 Facts About Ben Gummer

Benedict Michael Gummer was born on 19 February 1978 and is a British businessman and former politician.

Ben Gummer is a partner of Gummer Leathes, a property developer.

Ben Gummer lost his seat in the House of Commons in the 2017 general election.

Ben Gummer is the eldest child of former Conservative Cabinet Minister John Ben Gummer, and Penelope Jane.

John Ben Gummer was MP for Suffolk Coastal until the 2010 general election, when he moved to the House of Lords.

Ben Gummer attended St Saviour's Church of England Primary School in Ealing, West London.

Ben Gummer was a music scholar at Tonbridge School in Kent.

Ben Gummer published a history of the Black Death, The Scourging Angel, in 2009.

Ben Gummer was selected by open primary as the Conservative candidate in August 2007 for the Ipswich constituency.

Ben Gummer lost his seat in the 2017 election by a margin of 831 votes to the Labour candidate Sandy Martin.

Ben Gummer was a member of the UK parliamentary delegation to the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe and a patron of the Longford Trust.

Ben Gummer used his maiden speech to argue for rapid deficit and debt reduction and penal reform.

Ben Gummer has spoken strongly against votes for prisoners, but in favour of more constructive prison and probation sentences.

Ben Gummer has described himself as "a libertarian" and has said that he has "absolutely no problem" with gay marriage, subsequently voting for it in Parliament.

Ben Gummer added his name to an amendment to clause one of the Protection of Freedoms Bill, which calls for the word 'insulting' to be dropped from section 5 of the Public Order Act.

Ben Gummer was strongly in favour of the United Kingdom Remaining in the European Union and described himself as "devastated" by the result.

In 2012, Ben Gummer proposed annual tax statements intended to show itemised spending per department in proportion to the amount the taxpayer paid in the year to date.

Ben Gummer's proposal was favourably received by the press in the UK and in the US by the Wall Street Journal It was included in the 2012 Budget and due for introduction in 2014 with George Osborne calling it "an excellent idea".

Ben Gummer emphasised that this would help refute suggestions that most taxation goes to the EU, Africa or Trident.

The bill was not taken forward, although in 2015 rules along similar lines, with the Office for Budget Responsibility involved in the way Ben Gummer's bill suggested, were adopted by the government.

In February 2014, Ben Gummer brought in a ten minute rule bill to rename National Insurance contributions as an Earnings Tax.

In May 2012, Ben Gummer was appointed Parliamentary Adviser to Andrew, Lord Feldman, the Conservative Party co-chairman, helping him to develop the relationship between Conservative Campaign Headquarters and Conservative MPs.

In September 2012, Ben Gummer was promoted to Parliamentary Private Secretary to Alan Duncan, Minister of State for International Development, in the government reshuffle.

Ben Gummer's achievements include a new strategy to deal with high levels of stillbirths, the government commitment to ensure high quality, compassionate end of life care across the health system by 2020 and the introduction of reforms to nursing training and bursaries, which aim to create 10,000 more nursing, midwifery and allied health degree places and launching a consultation on a new nursing associate role.

Ben Gummer claimed that the new contract was "fair to all, including protected groups, whilst recognising the importance of the contract continuing to be built on equal pay principles".

In July 2016, Ben Gummer was promoted by new prime minister Theresa May to the position of Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General.

In October 2014, Ben Gummer launched the campaign for a new Wet Dock Crossing, as the project was called at the time.

Ben Gummer lobbied Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne for the money needed and in the budget 2016, Osborne announced that the government would be funding the crossings.

In March 2013 Ben Gummer backed a call to improve the Ipswich waterfront suggesting Ipswich Borough Council used money raised by selling the Portman Road stadium to Ipswich Town FC The derelict waterfront land and was split into 5 sections and in some cases ownership was unclear.

Ben Gummer is married to Sarah Langford, a barrister in criminal and family law.