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| Kit Malthouse | |
|---|---|
| Name | Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse |
| Birth date | 1966 |
| Birth place | Hammersmith |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Politician, Businessman |
| Party | Conservative Party (UK) |
Kit Malthouse is a British politician and businessman associated with the Conservative Party (UK). He has held local and national roles including service at Westminster City Council, election to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and ministerial appointments in cabinets led by David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson, and Rishi Sunak. His career spans finance, property, and public administration with involvement in policing, housing, and criminal justice policy.
Born in Hammersmith, Malthouse attended local schools before studying at Hull University and later undertaking postgraduate study at institutions linked to London Business School and King's College London. His formative years coincided with political events such as the Falklands War and the premiership of Margaret Thatcher, influences shared by contemporaries from Oxbridge and other British universities. He encountered figures from the Conservative Party (UK) youth movement and engaged with civic bodies connected to Westminster and Greater London Authority networks.
Malthouse worked in finance and property, holding roles at firms connected to the London Stock Exchange and property companies operating in Westminster and Greater London. He engaged with development projects influenced by planning regimes administered by City of Westminster officers and dealt with stakeholders including the British Property Federation and institutions such as Barclays and HSBC. His business career overlapped with regulatory frameworks shaped by legislation debated in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom and policies promoted by successive Chancellors such as George Osborne and Philip Hammond.
Malthouse served on Westminster City Council, holding leadership positions which interacted with borough services and ceremonial duties associated with the Lord Mayor of London and the Greater London Authority. He stood as leader of the council during periods when local issues intersected with national debates involving Theresa May as a local MP and later Prime Minister, and engaged with nearby boroughs like Kensington and Chelsea and institutions such as Transport for London. As leader he worked with policing partners including the Metropolitan Police Service and civic organizations like the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and responded to events comparable to the Grenfell Tower fire in the regional policy context.
Elected to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom as an MP, Malthouse served on parliamentary committees and contributed to debates alongside MPs such as Boris Johnson, Michael Gove, Priti Patel, Jacob Rees-Mogg, and Theresa May. He represented a constituency in Greater London and participated in legislative processes including votes on legislation sponsored by governments led by David Cameron and subsequent Conservative leaders. In Parliament he engaged with policy areas touching the Home Office, Ministry of Justice, and Department for Education, and worked with select committees and all-party parliamentary groups alongside figures like Ian Duncan Smith and Yvette Cooper.
Malthouse held ministerial roles including positions linked to the Home Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, serving under Prime Ministers Theresa May and Boris Johnson. He worked with Secretaries of State such as Sajid Javid, Amber Rudd, and Robert Jenrick, and his brief involved coordination with agencies like the Crown Prosecution Service and the National Probation Service. His ministerial tenure covered initiatives intersecting with the National Health Service, Department for Work and Pensions, and policy areas championed by successive cabinets including the 2019 Conservative government and responses to crises that engaged Cabinet Office coordination.
Malthouse has taken stances on policing, housing, and criminal justice that brought him into public debate alongside politicians including Theresa May, Priti Patel, Sajid Javid, and opponents from Labour Party (UK) benches such as Keir Starmer and Jeremy Corbyn. Controversies during his career touched on council decisions in Westminster, planning disputes involving developers and bodies like the Royal Institute of British Architects, and national policy choices debated in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom. He has been associated in media coverage with episodes alongside broadcasters such as BBC News, Sky News, and print outlets including The Times, The Guardian, and The Daily Telegraph.
Malthouse's personal life has intersected with civic institutions and charitable organizations in London and beyond, including contacts with faith communities and voluntary groups active in constituencies like Westminster and partnerships with bodies like the National Citizen Service and local charities. He has been mentioned in honours lists and civic recognitions linked to public service traditions exemplified by institutions such as Buckingham Palace ceremonies, and has social connections with figures from the Conservative Party (UK) and public life including peers, councillors, and parliamentary colleagues.
Category:Conservative Party (UK) politicians Category:Members of the United Kingdom Parliament