Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 4570
Fax: 020 7219 2567
willettsd@parliament.uk
Constituency
c/o Havant Conservative Association, 19 South Street, Havant, PO9 1BU
Tel: 02392 499746
Fax: 02392 498753
david@davidwilletts.co.uk
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Havant 1992-2010, for Havant (revised boundary) since 6 May 2010 general election
Parliamentary career
PPS to Sir Norman Fowler as Chairman of Conservative Party 1993-94;
Assistant Government Whip 1994-95;
Government Whip July-November 1995;
Parliamentary Secretary, Office of Public Service 1995-96;
Paymaster General, Office of Public Service July-December 1996;
Opposition Spokesman for Employment 1997-98;
Shadow Secretary of State for:
Education and Employment 1998-99,
Social Security 1999-2001,
Work and Pensions 2001-05,
and Welfare Reform 2004-05,
Trade and Industry 2005,
Education and Skills/Innovation, Universities and Skills 2005-09;
Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills 2009-10;
Minister of State for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills 2010-
Party groups
Chair, Conservative Research Department 1997;
Member, Conservative Policy Board 2001-;
Head of policy co-ordination, Conservative Party 2003-04
Select committees
Member: Social Security 1992-93
Councils, public bodies
Member:
Lambeth and Lewisham Family Practitioners' Committee 1987-90,
Parkside Health Authority 1988-90,
Social Security Advisory Committee 1989-92
International bodies
Member, Competitiveness Council, Council of the European Union 2010-
Political interests
Economic policy, health, social security, education
Countries of interest
Germany, USA
General Election 2010 - Havant
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Willetts, David |
Con |
22433 |
50.95% |
| Payton, Alex |
Lib Dem |
10273 |
23.33% |
| Smith, Rob |
Lab |
7777 |
17.66% |
| Keiran, Gary |
UKIP |
2611 |
5.93% |
| Addams, Fungus |
Eng Dem |
809 |
1.84% |
| Result |
Con Hold (1.75% from Lib Dem to Con) |