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Ben Wallace
Official portrait, 2022
15th Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Assumed office
1 October 2030
DeputyDavid Angell
Preceded byMark Rutte
Secretary of State for Defence
In office
5 July 2024 – 10 August 2030
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byGrant Shapps
Succeeded byDan Jarvis
In office
24 July 2019 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byPenny Mordaunt
Succeeded byPenny Mordaunt
Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime
In office
17 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Preceded byJohn Hayes
Succeeded byBrandon Lewis
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
12 May 2015 – 17 July 2016
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byAndrew Murrison
Succeeded byKris Hopkins
Member of Parliament
for Lancaster and Wyre
Wyre and Preston North (2010-2024)
In office
5 May 2005 – 12 August 2030
Preceded byHilton Dawson
Succeeded byJack Lenox
Member of the Scottish Parliament
for North East Scotland
(1 of 7 Regional MSPs)
In office
6 May 1999 – 31 March 2003
Succeeded byNanette Milne
Personal details
Born
Robert Ben Lobban Wallace

15 May 1970 (age 61)
Farnborough, Kent, England
Political partyLabour (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (until 2024)
Spouse
Liza Cooke
(m. 2001)
Children3
EducationMillfield School
Alma materRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
Signature
Websitebenwallace.org.uk
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
Branch/service British Army
Years of service1991–1998
RankCaptain
UnitScots Guards
Battles/warsThe Troubles
AwardsMentioned in dispatches