Stephen Hammond

Stephen William Hammond (born 4 February 1962) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Wimbledon since 2005. He is a member of the Conservative Party.

This article is about the British politician. For the 19th-century American politician, see Stephen H. Hammond. For the Ghanaian footballer, see Stephen Hammond (footballer).

Stephen Hammond
MP
Official portrait, 2020
Minister of State for Health
In office
16 November 2018 – 25 July 2019
Prime MinisterTheresa May
Boris Johnson
Preceded bySteve Barclay
Succeeded byChris Skidmore
Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party for London
In office
20 July 2017 – 16 December 2017
LeaderTheresa May
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byPaul Scully
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport
In office
4 September 2012 – 15 July 2014
Prime MinisterDavid Cameron
Preceded byMike Penning
Succeeded byClaire Perry
Member of Parliament
for Wimbledon
Assumed office
5 May 2005
Preceded byRoger Casale
Majority628 (1.2%)
Personal details
Born (1962-02-04) 4 February 1962
Southampton, Hampshire, England
Political partyConservative
SpouseSally (née Brodie)
ResidenceLondon
Alma materQueen Mary University of London
OccupationPolitician
Websitewww.stephenhammond.net
  1. Whip suspended from 3 September 2019 to 29 October 2019.

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.

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