Kit Malthouse

Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a British politician and businessman who served as Secretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022. A member of the Conservative Party, he previously served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from July to September 2022. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Hampshire since 2015.

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The Right Honourable Kit Malthouse MP
Official portrait, 2021
Secretary of State for Education
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime Minister	Liz Truss
Preceded by	James Cleverly
Succeeded by	Gillian Keegan
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster
In office 7 July 2022 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Steve Barclay
Succeeded by	Nadhim Zahawi
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State for Crime and Policing[lower-alpha 1] In office 25 July 2019 – 7 July 2022 Prime Minister Boris Johnson Preceded by Nick Hurd Succeeded by Tom Pursglove Minister of State for Housing and Planning In office 9 July 2018 – 25 July 2019 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by Dominic Raab Succeeded by Esther McVey Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Family Support, Housing and Child Maintenance In office 9 January 2018 – 9 July 2018 Prime Minister Theresa May Preceded by Caroline Dinenage Succeeded by Justin Tomlinson
Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Sir George Young, Bt
Majority	26,308 (44.7%)
Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Enterprise
In office 9 May 2012 – 9 May 2016
Mayor	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Rajesh Agrawal (Business)
Deputy Mayor of London for Policing
In office 6 May 2008 – 9 May 2012
Mayor	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Stephen Greenhalgh (Policing and Crime)
Member of the London Assembly for West Central
In office 1 May 2008 – 5 May 2016
Preceded by	Angie Bray
Succeeded by	Tony Devenish
Personal details
Born	Christopher Laurie Malthouse (1966-10-27) 27 October 1966 (age 56) Liverpool, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Tracy-Jane Newall ​ ​ (m. 1996; div. 2005)​ Juliana Farha ​ ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	3
Education	Liverpool College
Alma mater	Newcastle University
Website	kitmalthouse.com

Malthouse served on the Westminster City Council from 1998 to 2006 and was Deputy Council Leader from 2004 to 2006. He served as a Conservative member of the London Assembly for West Central from 2008 to 2016. He represented the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He served under then-Mayor of London Boris Johnson as Deputy Mayor for Policing from 2008 to 2012 and Deputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise from 2012 to 2015.

Malthouse was elected as Member of Parliament for North West Hampshire at the 2015 general election. Following the 2018 cabinet reshuffle, Malthouse was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Work and Pensions by Prime Minister Theresa May. After Dominic Raab was appointed Brexit Secretary, Malthouse served as Minister of State for Housing and Planning from 2018 to 2019. In July 2019, after Johnson succeeded May as Prime Minister, Malthouse was appointed Minister for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service. In the 2020 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointed Minister of State for Crime and Policing at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice,[1] before being promoted to Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during the July 2022 government crisis.