The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Willetts's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts. His name is David Lindsay Willetts, and he is a current member of the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1992-04-09 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2010-05-12 → 2014-07-15
Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Universities and Science)
1996-07-20 → 1996-12-15
Paymaster General (HM Treasury)
1995-11-28 → 1996-12-15
Parliamentary Secretary (Duchy of Lancaster Office)
1995-07-08 → 1995-11-28
Lord Commissioner (HM Treasury) (Whip)
1994-07-20 → 1995-07-07
Assistant Whip (HM Treasury)
Opposition posts
2007-07-03 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Minister (Education)
2005-12-08 → 2007-07-03
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
2005-05-10 → 2005-12-08
Shadow Secretary of State (Trade and Industry)
2001-09-18 → 2005-05-10
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1999-06-15 → 2001-09-18
Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
1998-06-02 → 1999-06-15
Shadow Secretary of State for Education
Committee memberships
1992-04-27 → 1993-12-06
Social Security
2020-10-15 → 2021-11-24
Risk Assessment and Risk Planning Committee
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
Website
APPGs (2026) · 5 active officership(s) · 5 historic
| Group | Role(s) | Funders | Officers in group | Next deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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All-Party Parliamentary Group for Longevity
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Collider Health | 7 | 2023-05-15 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Education Technology
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | Ranelagh Ltd | 10 | 2023-01-09 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on Students
Subject Group
|
Vice Chair | National Union of Students UK | 4 | 2027-04-03 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Subject Group
|
Officer | Braintree Ltd · Elastacloud Ltd · Harvey Nash PLC · Lockheed Martin UK · Salesforce UK Limited · Samsung Electronics UK Ltd · Vodafone Limited | 11 | 2021-05-21 |
|
All-Party Parliamentary Group on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Subject Group
|
Co-Chair | — | 9 | 2024-08-28 |
One row per active APPG. Funder names link out via the
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported on record.
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.