Kit Malthouse
Kit Malthouse | |
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Minister of State for Policing and Crime | |
Assumed office 25 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Nick Hurd |
Minister of State for Housing and Planning | |
In office 9 July 2018 – 24 July 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Theresa May |
Preceded by | Dominic Raab |
Succeeded by | Esther McVey |
Minister of State for Family Support | |
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 | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Sir George Young, Bt |
Majority | 22,679 (38.6%) |
Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Enterprise | |
In office 9 May 2012 – 9 May 2016 | |
Mayor | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Rajesh Agrawal |
Deputy Mayor of London for Policing | |
In office 6 May 2008 – 9 May 2012 | |
Mayor | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Office created |
Succeeded by | Stephen Greenhalgh |
Member of the London Assembly for West Central | |
In office 1 May 2008 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | Angie Bray |
Succeeded by | Tony Devenish |
Majority | 29,131 (38.6%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Christopher Laurie Malthouse 27 October 1966 Aigburth, Liverpool, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse(s) | Tracy-Jane Newall (m. 1996) Juliana Farha (m. 2007) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Newcastle University |
Website | Official website |
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.
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]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Daniel, Alex (2019-05-27). "Housing minister Kit Malthouse joins Tory leadership race". www.cityam.com. Retrieved 2019-05-27.
- ↑ MP, Kit Malthouse (2019-06-04). "I have decided to withdraw from the contest for the leadership of the Conservative Party. Thank you to all those who have supported me". @kitmalthouse. Retrieved 2019-06-04.