Stephen Hammond
Stephen Hammond | |
|---|---|
Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Minister of State for Health | |
| In office 16 November 2018 – 25 July 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Steve Barclay |
| Succeeded by | Chris Skidmore |
| Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for London | |
| In office 20 July 2017 – 16 December 2017 | |
| Leader | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Paul Scully |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport | |
| In office 4 September 2012 – 15 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Mike Penning |
| Succeeded by | Claire Perry |
| Member of Parliament for Wimbledon | |
| In office 5 May 2005 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Casale |
| Succeeded by | Paul Kohler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1962 Southampton, Hampshire, England |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Sally (née Brodie) |
| Alma mater | Queen Mary University of London |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | www.stephenhammond.net |
Stephen William Hammond (born 4 February 1962) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wimbledon from 2005 to 2024. He is a member of the Conservative Party.
On 4 September 2012, Hammond was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport, with responsibility for buses, rail and shipping. He lost his ministerial post in the reshuffle on 15 July 2014 and was succeeded by Claire Perry. He became Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for London on 20 July 2017 and was sacked the following 16 December after participating in a Brexit rebellion against the government of Theresa May three days earlier. Hammond was however appointed to be a Minister of State at the Department of Health and Social Care on 16 November 2018, following the promotion of Steve Barclay to the position of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union.
On 3 September 2019, he had the whip removed after voting for a bill ruling out leaving the European Union without a deal. However, on 29 October he was one of ten Conservative MPs to have the whip restored.