Kit Malthouse

Christopher Laurie Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a British Conservative Party politician, businessman and occasional writer. In July 2019, Boris Johnson made him Minister of State for Policing. He was elected in the May 2015 general election as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Hampshire. In 2022, he became the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Secretary of State for Education.

The Right Honourable Kit Malthouse MP
Official portrait, 2017
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[a] 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 59) 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

He was formerly Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority and the first Statutory Deputy Mayor for Policing, and a former city councillor and Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council, London.

In July 2018, he was appointed Minister of State for Housing, at the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.

On 27 May 2019, Malthouse announced that he was standing in the Conservative Party leadership election to replace Theresa May.^[1] On 4 June, he withdrew from the election.^[2]

Notes

1. Jointly with the Ministry of Justice from February 2020 and responsibility for Fire services from August 2019 to February 2020.