Peter Kyle

The Right Honourable Peter Kyle MP
Official portrait, 2024
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Incumbent
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)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	Mike Weatherley
Majority	17,044 (30.2%)
Personal details
Born	(1970-09-09) 9 September 1970 (age 53) 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 Labour politician who has served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology since July 2024.^[2] The Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove and Portslade since 2015, he previously served as Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice, Shadow Minister for Schools, and Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary.