Personal Life
Lord Deben has been married to Penelope Gardner since 1977, and lives in Suffolk. They have four children, including Ben Gummer, who has been MP for Ipswich since the 2010 general election.
He became a member of the Catholic Church in 1992, although had previously been a practicing Anglican and a member of the General Synod of the Church of England.
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