Ben Spencer (politician)

Benjamin Walter Jack Spencer (11 December 1981) is a British psychiatrist and Conservative Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Runnymede and Weybridge since 2019.

Early life and career
Ben Spencer was born on 11 December 1981 in Liverpool. He attended a state grammar school in the West Midlands. He has a master's in mental health law and a PhD on Decision-Making Capacity.

Spencer worked for ten years as a doctor for the NHS, specialising in mental health.

Parliamentary career
At the snap 2017 general election, Spencer stood in Camberwell and Peckham, coming second with 12.8% of the vote behind the incumbent Labour MP Harriet Harman.

Spencer was elected to Parliament at the 2019 general election as MP for Runnymede and Weybridge with 54.9% of the vote and a majority of 18,270.

He is currently a member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.

On 3 October 2022, Spencer was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister without Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party Jake Berry. On 25 November 2023, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party for Campaigning and Candidates - Disability and Diversity.

At the 2024 general election, Spencer was re-elected as MP for Runnymede and Weybridge with a decreased vote share of 38.2% and a reduced majority of 7,627.