Stephen Hammond

Stephen has been a Member of Parliament since 2005, fulfilling roles as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Transport from 2012 to 2014 and more recently Minister of State for the Department of Health and Social Care from 2018 to 2019. Prior to his role in politics, Stephen had a successful career in finance at a leading fund management house and at a number of major European investment banks. He was a Director of the Equities division of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson from 1994 to 1998, a private bank providing financial services to high net worth individuals and corporate clients in the UK. After this, he joined Commerzbank Securities, a leading international commercial bank described as ‘Germany’s Leading Brokerage Firm’ of the past 10 years, with branches and offices in nearly 50 countries. He was with Commerzbank Securities from 1998 until 2003. During this time, Stephen was promoted to Director in Pan European Research, with the responsibility for 70 professionals based in London and across Europe, before becoming an MP in 2005.