Peter John Kyle (born 9 September 1970) is a British politician who has served as Secretary of State for Business and Trade and President of the Board of Trade since September 2025. He previously served as Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology from July 2024 to September 2025. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hove and Portslade, formerly Hove, since 2015.
Born in West Sussex, Kyle studied at Felpham Comprehensive School. He studied Geography, International Development, and Environmental Studies at the University of Sussex, and later earned a doctorate in Community Development. After university, he worked as an aid worker for Children on the Edge in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. In 2006, he became a Cabinet Office special adviser where he focused on social exclusion policy. At the 2015 general election, Kyle was elected to Parliament as MP for Hove. He was reelected in the 2017 and 2019 general elections. Kyle joined the shadow frontbench under leader Keir Starmer as Shadow Minister for Victims and Youth Justice in April 2020. He was appointed the Shadow Minister for Schools in May 2021.
