Kim Howells

Kim Scott Howells (born 27 November 1946) is a Welsh Labour Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd from 1989 to 2010, and held a number of ministerial positions within the Blair and Brown governments.

The Right Honourable
Kim Howells
Howells as a government minister
Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee
In office
3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Preceded byMargaret Beckett
Succeeded byMalcolm Rifkind
Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
In office
11 May 2005 – 6 October 2008
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Gordon Brown
Preceded byThe Baroness Symons
Succeeded byBill Rammell
Minister of State for Higher Education
In office
10 September 2004 – 11 May 2005
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byAlan Johnson
Succeeded byBill Rammell
Minister of State for Transport
In office
13 June 2003 – 10 September 2004
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJohn Spellar
Succeeded byTony McNulty
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
In office
11 June 2001 – 13 June 2003
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byJanet Anderson
Succeeded byAndrew McIntosh
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
In office
28 July 1998 – 11 June 2001
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byNigel Griffiths
Succeeded byNigel Griffiths
Member of Parliament
for Pontypridd
In office
23 February 1989 – 12 April 2010
Preceded byBrynmor John
Succeeded byOwen Smith
Personal details
Born (1946-11-27) 27 November 1946
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
NationalityBritish
Political partyLabour
SpouseEirlys Davies
Alma materMiddlesex University
University of Warwick
Anglia Ruskin University
OccupationPolitician
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