Kim Howells | |
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 Official portrait, 2007 | |
| Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee | |
| In office 3 October 2008 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Succeeded by | Malcolm Rifkind |
| Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 11 May 2005 – 6 October 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair Gordon Brown |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Symons |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rammell |
| Minister of State for Higher Education | |
| In office 10 September 2004 – 11 May 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Alan Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Bill Rammell |
| Minister of State for Transport | |
| In office 13 June 2003 – 10 September 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Spellar |
| Succeeded by | Tony McNulty |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport | |
| In office 11 June 2001 – 13 June 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Janet Anderson |
| Succeeded by | Andrew McIntosh |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
| In office 28 July 1998 – 11 June 2001 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Nigel Griffiths |
| Succeeded by | Nigel Griffiths |
| Member of Parliament for Pontypridd | |
| In office 23 February 1989 – 12 April 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Brynmor John |
| Succeeded by | Owen Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 November 1946 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse | Eirlys Davies |
| Alma mater | Middlesex University University of Warwick Anglia Ruskin University |
| Occupation | Politician |
Kim Scott Howells (born 27 November 1946) is a Welsh Labour Party former 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.