The Rt Hon Ben Gummer

Biography

Ben Gummer served as Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General from July 2016 until June 2017.

He was elected Conservative MP for Ipswich in 2010.

Education

Ben was educated at Tonbridge School in Kent, and studied History at Peterhouse, Cambridge.

Political career

• Parliamentary Advisor to Lord Feldman from May 2012 to September 2012
• Parliamentary Private Secretary to Minister of State for International Development
• Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education, October 2013 to May 2015
• Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Quality at Department of Health from May 2015 to July 2016

Career outside politics

After studying at Cambridge University, Ben ran a small engineering firm before becoming managing director of a consultancy business. He is also the author of a book on the Black Death - The Scourging Angel.

Ben is an associate governor of Ravenswood Primary School, Patron of Home Start South Suffolk and a trustee of the Foundation Years Trust.

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• Conduct guidance for 8 June 2017 general election: written ministerial statement
  • 20 April 2017
  • Written statement
• Conduct guidance for elections, 4 May 2017: written ministerial statement
  • 18 April 2017
  • Written statement
• University of Edinburgh to become centre of excellence for cyber security research
  • 03 April 2017
  • News story
• Pioneering property programme drives efficiency savings across the public sector
  • 22 February 2017
  • Press release
• Government at your service: Ben Gummer speech
  • 10 February 2017
  • Speech
• Government at your service: Ben Gummer Op-Ed
  • 09 February 2017
  • Authored article
• The future of public service: Government Transformation Strategy launched
  • 09 February 2017
  • Press release
• Government Transformation Strategy 2017 to 2020
  • 09 February 2017
  • Policy paper
• Government announces efficiency savings for 2015/16
  • 03 February 2017
  • News story
• One Public Estate expands to help councils deliver 44,000 jobs and 25,000 homes
  • 27 January 2017
  • News story

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