Christopher Laurie "Kit" Malthouse (born 27 October 1966)[2] is a British politician, businessman and occasional writer serving as Minister of State for Crime and Policing at the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice since February 2020.[3] He was the Minister for Crime, Policing and the Fire Service from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North West Hampshire since 2015.