Kit Malthouse

Who is Kit Malthouse?

Christopher Laurie Malthouse, known as Kit Malthouse is Deputy Mayor of London for Business and Enterprise. A politician, businessman and occasional writer, he is a Conservative and a member of the London Assembly representing the West Central constituency, which encompasses the City of Westminster, the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. He was formerly Chair of the Metropolitan Police Authority and the first Statutory Deputy Mayor for Policing, effectively the first elected police chief in the United Kingdom.

A former city councillor and Deputy Leader of Westminster City Council, London he is a member of the Conservative Party. Malthouse is also a director of Alpha Strategic PLC, a fund of hedge funds listed on the Alternative Investment Market of the London Stock Exchange. He has contributed on a number of occasions to The Times and is married to Juliana Farha.