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.

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. On 4 June, he withdrew from the election.

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