Sir Robert Ben Lobban Wallace (born 15 May 1970) is a British politician and former British Army Officer who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2019 to 2023. A member of the Conservative Party, he was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wyre and Preston North, formerly Lancaster and Wyre, from 2005 to 2024.
Before becoming involved in politics, Wallace was a captain in the Scots Guards. He was elected in 1999 as a Conservative list Member of the Scottish Parliament (MSP) for North East Scotland, serving until 2003. He subsequently resigned from the Scottish Parliament, moved to Lancashire and sought selection for a Westminster constituency in England. First elected to the UK Parliament in 2005, Wallace served as a backbencher for nearly five years. From 2010 to 2014, he was Parliamentary Private Secretary to the then Secretary of State for Justice, Ken Clarke. Wallace served as a party whip from July 2014 to May 2015.
Following the 2015 general election and the formation of the majority Cameron government, he became Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Northern Ireland Office. In 2016, he was appointed Minister of State for Security and Economic Crime by Theresa May, holding the position until she left office in July 2019. A supporter of Boris Johnson, Wallace was promoted to Secretary of State for Defence after Johnson became prime minister. He continued the role under Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak, making him the longest-serving member of the Cabinet to serve continuously in the same position until he left office.
In July 2023, Wallace announced that he intended to resign as Secretary of State for Defence at the next Cabinet reshuffle and that he would not be seeking re-election as an MP at the 2024 general election. In August 2023, Wallace formally resigned as Secretary of State for Defence.
Lees meer...15 mei 1970 was een vrijdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♉. Het was de 134e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Richard M. Nixon.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 56 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op vrijdag 15 mei 2026, 11 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 15 mei 2027, in 353 dagen. Je hebt 20.465 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 491.179 uur, of ongeveer 29.470.784 minuten, of ongeveer 1.768.247.040 seconden.
Date: 15 May 1970
ASNE pres N E Isaacs charges Agnew s attacks on media are 'calculated campaign' to undermine credibility of press; takes responsibility for having involved soc in dispute started by Agnew's attacks, holds members must continue to right for privileges of First Amendment
Date: 16 May 1970
S Vietnamese forces battling through unnamed hamlet find press credentials of 3 US correspondents (R B Dudman, E A Pond and M D Morrow) who are missing and believed captured by enemy
Date: 16 May 1970
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
NY Post to raise daily price to 15c because of increasing costs and impending labor settlement retroactive to Mar 31; NY Times spokesman says no decision has been made on price increase; deadlock in negotiations between 4 papers and printers continues
Date: 16 May 1970
By HENRY RAYMONT
Henry RAYMONT
PEN Club tr award sponsored by Book-of-the-Month Club to S Alexander; other PEN awards to Bollingen Series (Princeton Univ Press), D Cairns (London New Statesman), Stonybrook (pub), J Zulawski, C S Durer and D C Gerould
Date: 15 May 1970
Premiers of Comecon countries except Rumania, in Warsaw conf, endorse draft agreement to set up an investment bank to finance cooperative projects; Rumanian present but withholds endorsement
Date: 16 May 1970
NYS Banking Dept approves merger of First Natl Bank of Salamanca into bank
Date: 15 May 1970
By DAMON STETSON
Damon STETSON
printers extend chapel meetings at Times to 18 hrs, delaying production of day's paper and advance preparation of Sunday edition; Times does not comment; Sulzberger's silence on matter leads to speculation that intense bargaining may occur soon; Kheel speaks with reprs of both sides but does not call joint meeting; Mailers Union pres G E McDonald says union will back printers in their struggle for fair settlement; notes union is aware that printers' actions at Times could affect work available for mailers but union and Times mgt have cooperated in trying not to escalate situation that could lead to shutdown; Times repts loss of 712 pages of ad worth $3,550,000, 91,962 man-hrs worth $515,030 and 624 columns of news since meetings began on Mar 30
Date: 15 May 1970
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
Date: 16 May 1970
By VARTAINIG G. VARTAN
Vartainig VARTAN
NYSE trading vol 14.57-million share
Date: 15 May 1970
Lasker med journalism awards to J Randal (Washington, DC, Evening Star), G Bylinsky (Fortune), I Kleiner (CBS), WNED-TV and L Cooper (ABC); Sen E M Kennedy s at presentation