David Willetts

David Lindsay Willetts, Baron Willetts is a British politician and life peer. From 1992 to 2015, he was the Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Havant in Hampshire. He served as Minister of State for Universities and Science from 2010 until July 2014 and became a member of the House of Lords in 2015. He was appointed chair of the UK Space Agency's board in April 2022 and chair of the Regulatory Innovation Office in April 2025. He is president of the Resolution Foundation.