Peter Kyle | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
Assumed office 5 July 2024 | |
Prime Minister | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Michelle Donelan |
Shadow Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology | |
In office 4 September 2023 – 5 July 2024 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Andrew Griffith |
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland | |
In office 29 November 2021 – 4 September 2023 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Louise Haigh |
Succeeded by | Hilary Benn |
Shadow Minister for Schools | |
In office 14 May 2021 – 29 November 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Wes Streeting |
Succeeded by | Stephen Morgan |
Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice | |
In office 9 April 2020 – 14 May 2021 | |
Leader | Keir Starmer |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Anna McMorrin |
Member of Parliament for Hove and Portslade Hove (2015–2024) | |
Assumed office 7 May 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mike Weatherley |
Majority | 19,881 (38.1%) |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter John Kyle 9 September 1970 West Sussex, England |
Political party | Labour |
Education | Felpham Comprehensive School,[1] West Sussex |
Alma mater | University of Sussex |
Signature | ![]() |
Website | Official website |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Building capacity for community economic development: the case of the Kat river valley, South Africa (2004) |
Peter John Kyle (born 9 September 1970) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since July 2024.[2] A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove and Portslade, formerly Hove, since 2015. Kyle previously served as Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, Shadow Minister for Schools, and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.