Ben Wallace

Ben Wallace served as Member of Parliament for Wyre and Preston North from 2010 to 2024, when he stepped down. He held senior government positions including Under Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (2015-2016), Minister of State for Security at the Home Office (2016-2019), and Secretary of State for Defence (2019-2023). Before entering Parliament in 2005, he was elected to the Scottish Parliament representing North East Scotland in 1999-2003 and worked in the aerospace industry as Overseas Director for QinetiQ.