Position: MP for Torbay

Kevin was born in Plymouth and grew up in South Devon. He read Law at Warwick University and was called to the bar by Inner Temple in 2002.

He was first elected as Torbay’s MP in May 2015, then re-elected in June 2017 and December 2019 with an increased majority on each occasion.

In the past he has served on the National Fire Service Management Committee of the Local Government Association, the House of Common’s Public Accounts Committee and been a Parliamentary Private Secretary in both the Cabinet Office and the Department for Housing, Communities and Local Government. In April 2019 he was appointed as a Minister and Assistant Government Whip, spending 6 months as interim Minister for the Constitution. In December 2019 he moved to the Home Office and is currently Minister for Future Borders and Immigration.

Kevin lives in Ellacombe, near the heart of Torquay Town Centre, and has been a member of the Torquay Town Centre Community Partnership Steering Group.