Kit Malthouse

Kit Malthouse studied politics and economics at Newcastle University. Malthouse’s first attempt to become an MP was at the 1997 general election, where he came in third place in Liverpool Wavertree. The following year he was elected as councillor for St. George’s ward in Westminster and in 2008, he was elected as a Conservative member of the London Assembly. He was swiftly appointed by Boris Johnson as deputy mayor for policing, a position Malthouse held for the duration of Johnson’s first term. In October 2008, Johnson further promoted Malthouse to vice chairman of the Metropolitan Police Authority. In office, Malthouse campaigned against youth violence, dangerous dogs and sought to reduce sexual violence against women with his “The Way Forward” campaign. Malthouse entered parliament after being selected as the Conservative candidate for North West Hampshire at the 2015 general election. Malthouse was a member of the treasury committee from 2016 to 2018. Under Theresa May, he was appointed parliamentary under-secretary at the department for work and pensions followed by minister of state for housing, communities and local government. Malthouse briefly stook in the Conservative party leadership race of 2019, dropping out after a week with the explanation, “the last few days have demonstrated that there is an appetite for this contest to be over quickly and for the nation to have a new leader in place as soon as possible”. Malthouse became minister of state at the home office for policing, crime and the fire service in July 2019.