Ben Adams (police commissioner)
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Ben Adams | |
|---|---|
| Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner | |
| Assumed office 13 May 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Ellis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benedict Burne Adams[1] February 1965 (age 61)[2] |
| Party | Conservative |
Benedict Burne Adams (born February 1965) is a British Conservative Party politician, and the current Staffordshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner.[3][4] He was first elected to the post in May 2021, and re-elected in May 2024.[5]
Adams was born in Sutton Coldfield and left school aged 18 hoping to be a professional golfer, before studying with the Open University and working in information technology.[6]
From 2007, he held local government positions on Lichfield District Council and Staffordshire County Council.[6][7] He was the Conservative parliamentary candidate for Stoke-on-Trent North at the 2015 and 2017 general elections, coming second to the Labour Party candidate Ruth Smeeth on both occasions.[8]