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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of Parliament forNorth West Hampshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Sir George Young, Bt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Majority | 3,288 (6.5%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Londonfor 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 theLondon Assembly forWest Central | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1 May 2008 – 5 May 2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Angie Bray | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Tony Devenish | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | Christopher Laurie Malthouse (1966-10-27)27 October 1966 (age 58) Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Conservative | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Liverpool College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Newcastle University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | kitmalthouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Christopher Laurie "Kit"Malthouse (born 27 October 1966) is a BritishConservative Party politician and businessman who has served asMember of Parliament (MP) forNorth West Hampshire since2015. He served asSecretary of State for Education from 6 September to 25 October 2022, and previously served asChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from July to September 2022.
Malthouse served onWestminster City Council from 1998 to 2006 and was Deputy Council Leader from 2004 to 2006. He served as a Conservative member of theLondon Assembly forWest Central from 2008 to 2016, where he represented theCity of Westminster, theLondon Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He served under then-Mayor of LondonBoris Johnson asDeputy Mayor forPolicing from 2008 to 2012 andDeputy Mayor for Business and Enterprise from 2012 to 2015.
Malthouse was elected asMember of Parliament forNorth West Hampshire at the2015 general election. Following the2018 cabinet reshuffle, Malthouse was appointedParliamentary Under-Secretary of State at theDepartment for Work and Pensions by Prime MinisterTheresa May. AfterDominic Raab was appointedBrexit Secretary, Malthouse served asMinister of State for Housing and Planning from 2018 to 2019. In July 2019, after Johnson succeeded May as Prime Minister, Malthouse was appointedMinister for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service. In the2020 cabinet reshuffle, he was appointedMinister of State for Crime and Policing at theHome Office and theMinistry of Justice,[1] before being promoted toChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster during theJuly 2022 government crisis. After a brief tenure asEducation Secretary under Prime MinisterLiz Truss, Malthouse returned to the backbenches following herresignation.
Christopher Malthouse was born on 27 October 1966 in theAigburth suburb ofLiverpool, the son of Susan and John Christopher Malthouse.[2] He was educated at Sudley County Primary, astate school, andLiverpool College, then aprivate school. He studied politics and economics atNewcastle University.
Malthouse trained to be achartered accountant atTouche Ross & Company, qualifying in 1995. He then left and worked as Finance Director of the Cannock Group.[3]
Malthouse was elected toWestminster City Council in May 1998, representing St George's ward. Following boundary changes, he was re-elected in May 2002 for the Warwick ward, which is also in Pimlico. Malthouse was appointed as Chief Whip of the Conservative Group, and following a change of leader toSir Simon Milton, he was appointed Chairman of the Social Services Committee. Two years later, he was elected Deputy Leader of the Council and became Cabinet Member for Finance.
He retired from Westminster City Council at the May 2006 local elections.[4] Malthouse challenged the results of the 2001 populationcensus, which he said seriously underestimated the population of the City of Westminster. Following a two-year battle with theOffice for National Statistics, the City of Westminster population was revised upwards by 10% and a review of future census methodology was commissioned.[5]
Malthouse argued against the introduction of theLondon congestion charge, opposing it on the grounds that the idea should not be first introduced in the most populous city in England,[6] and that London was already one of the most expensive cities to live in.[7]
As Deputy Leader of Westminster Council, Malthouse was responsible for agreeing to a £12.3 million settlement withShirley Porter over the £27 million surcharge, eventually raising to £42 million in costs and interest, imposed on her as a result of the Homes for Votes gerrymandering fraud scandal.[8]
On 26 March 2007, he was selected as the Conservative candidate for theLondon Assembly seat ofWest Central. The Assembly elections took place on 1 May 2008, and Malthouse received 53% of the vote. He was appointed Deputy Mayor for Policing two days later.[9]
Malthouse was appointedDeputy Mayor of London for Policing by MayorBoris Johnson with effect from 6 May 2008.[10] In October 2008 he was appointed Vice Chairman of theMetropolitan Police Authority by Johnson. Malthouse was a member of the board of theAssociation of Police Authorities, and the London Regional Resilience Forum.
Malthouse introduced Met Forward, the Authority's strategic mission for London's police.[11] Alongside the Mayor of London and the then Deputy Commissioner of Metropolitan Police, Malthouse released ‘Time for Action’ on 3 November 2008 in response to escalating concerns about youth violence in London.[12] Malthouse campaigned against dangerous dogs across London.[13] He also campaigned for changes to thedangerous dogs legislation to introduce tougher punishments and worked with the CPS to reduce the long delays in the court process to reduce the kenneling costs.[14]
Malthouse campaigned against the presence of prostitution cards in telephone kiosks across London. He also devised the 2010 program 'The Way Forward – a plan for London to tackle violence against women and girls'.[15] In March 2012, Malthouse was urged to resign by Labour MPChris Bryant for reportedly saying too many police resources were allocated to the investigation into pressphone hacking.[16][17][18]
While Deputy Mayor of London, Malthouse expressed concerns about the growing numbers of foxes and said: "People are afraid to let their small children play outside because of them. They are more and more worried about the number of foxes as numbers continue to grow."[19] Following his election to Parliament, he stated that he would vote to repeal theHunting Act 2004, which bans the hunting of foxes with dogs.[20]
Malthouse first stood for parliament inLiverpool Wavertree at the1997 general election, where he came third with 10.8% of the vote behind theLiberal Democrat candidateRichard Kemp and the incumbentLabour Party MPJane Kennedy.[21]
On 4 July 2014 it was announced that Malthouse would be selected as the Conservative candidate in the2015 general election forNorth West Hampshire.[22] The seat had been occupied bySir George Young since 1997, who announced in 2013 that he would retire in 2015.[23] In March 2015 Malthouse resigned his position as Deputy Mayor of London to concentrate on his parliamentary campaign; the office remained vacant until 2016. Malthouse won the seat with 58.1% of the vote, and with a majority of 23,943, (43.4%),[24] an increase from 18,583 at the2010 general election.[25]
In March 2016, Malthouse was asked by theMS Society inAndover, a town in his constituency, to step down from his role as a patron. The charity felt he was no longer suitable for the role as he had recently voted to cutESA to the same level asJSA for those in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG).[26]
At the snap2017 general election Malthouse was re-elected, increasing his vote share by 4% to 62.1% but seeing his majority reduced from 23,943 to 22,679.[27]
He served asMinister of State for Family Support in 2018 andMinister of State for Housing and Planning from 2018 to 2019. Malthouse was credited as the convener of an agreement between two Conservative party factions onBrexit which aimed to rewrite theIrish backstop. The House of Commons voted down the agreement in March 2019[28][29] after EU negotiators criticised it as unrealistic.[30] On 27 May 2019, Malthouse announced that he was standing in theConservative Party leadership election to replaceTheresa May.[31] On 4 June 2019, Malthouse announced that he was withdrawing from the contest.
In July 2019, Prime MinisterBoris Johnson appointed Malthouse to the position ofMinister for Policing, succeedingNick Hurd. In addition to his role asMinister of State for Policing, Malthouse took on additional responsibilities as aMinister of State at theMinistry for Justice.
At the2019 general election Malthouse was again re-elected with 62.1% of the vote, but with an increased majority of 26,308.[32]
Malthouse was criticized in a March 2021Daily Mirror exclusive for charging at least £4,000 in expenses for his podcast,The Maltcast, produced by external production companyWestminster Digital.[33]
In July 2022, Malthouse was appointedChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.[34] In July 2022, Malthouse chaired aCOBRA meeting of the civil contingencies committee to discuss the escalatingheat waves in the United Kingdom.[35] After the meeting, he stated "if people don’t have to travel, this may be a moment to work from home."[36]
In September 2022, he was appointedSecretary of State for Education, serving in that role until shortly afterLiz Truss resigned on 25 October 2022.
At the2024 general election, Malthouse was again re-elected, with a decreased vote share of 35% and a decreased majority of 3,288.[37]
Malthouse is a co-sponsor ofKim Leadbeater'sTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill onassisted suicide.[38]
Malthouse married Tracy-Jane Newall in 1996, and they had a son before divorcing in 2005. He married Juliana Farha in 2007, and they have one son and one daughter together.[2]
Malthouse was sworn as a member ofHer Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council on 20 September 2021 atBalmoral Castle, giving him thehonorific prefix of "The Right Honourable" for life.[39][40]
Mr Malthouse's office said he would vote to repeal the act, but did not provide a reason.
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