The MP for North West Hampshire replaces James Cleverly who has been promoted to Foreign Secretary by the new prime minister.
After Boris Johnson’s resignation in July, Malthouse was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office.
Malthouse was minister of state in the Home Office and Ministry of Justice for more than two years between 2020 and 2022.
Previous positions in government include the minister in charge of crime, policing and the fire service in the Home Office from 2019 to 2020. Before that he was minister for housing between 2018 and 2019.
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