Ben Gummer

The Right Honourable Ben Gummer
Gummer in 2016
Minister for the Cabinet Office
In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Matt Hancock
Succeeded by	Damian Green
Paymaster General
In office 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Matt Hancock
Succeeded by	Mel Stride
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health Services
In office 12 May 2015 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Dan Poulter
Succeeded by	Nicola Blackwood
Member of Parliament for Ipswich
In office 6 May 2010 – 3 May 2017
Preceded by	Chris Mole
Succeeded by	Sandy Martin
Personal details
Born	(1978-02-19) 19 February 1978 (age 46) London, England, UK
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	Peterhouse, Cambridge
Website	Official website

Benedict Michael Gummer (born 19 February 1978) is a British businessman and former politician. He is a partner of Gummer Leathes, a property developer.^[1][2] He is a senior adviser to McKinsey & Company, the management consultancy, a visiting fellow at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University and a member of the advisory board of the Office for Place.^[3][4]

Gummer served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ipswich from 2010 to 2017.^[5] A member of the Conservative Party, he became Minister for the Cabinet Office and Paymaster General in the First May ministry in 2016, entering the cabinet as its youngest member. He lost his seat in the House of Commons in the 2017 general election.