Peter Kyle

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Peter Kyle
MP
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byMichelle Donelan
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
In office
4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byOffice established
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byLouise Haigh
Succeeded byHilary Benn
Shadow Minister for Schools
In office
14 May 2021 – 29 November 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byWes Streeting
Succeeded byStephen Morgan
Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice
In office
9 April 2020 – 14 May 2021
LeaderKeir Starmer
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAnna McMorrin
Member of Parliament
for Hove
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byMike Weatherley
Majority17,044 (30.2%)
Personal details
Born (1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 53)
West Sussex, England
Political partyLabour
EducationFelpham Comprehensive School,[1] West Sussex
Alma materUniversity of Sussex
Signature
WebsiteOfficial website
Academic background
ThesisBuilding capacity for community economic development: the case of the Kat river valley, South Africa (2004)

Peter Kyle (born 9 September 1970) is a British Labour politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove since 2015. He has served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since July 2024.[2] He has previously served as Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, Shadow Minister for Schools, and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.

  1. ^ Harry Bullmore (28 October 2019). "Peter Kyle reveals he has dyslexia after abuse over spelling". The Argus. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Ministerial Appointments: July 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 5 July 2024.