Kim Howells
| Kim Howells | |
|---|---|
| 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.