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David Lindsay Willetts (born March 9 , 1956 ) is the Conservative Member Of Parliament for Havant , in the United Kingdom . He was appointed as Shadow Secretary Of State For Education And Skills by David Cameron MP in his Shadow Cabinet . He served as Shadow Secretary Of State For Trade & Industry in the Shadow Cabinet , under Michael Howard MP. Under Iain Duncan Smith MP he had been Shadow Secretary Of State For Work And Pensions . Educated at or David Cameron . On September 15th he confirmed his support for David Davis, at that time the bookies' favourite. Willetts' academic manner, prodigious output of think-tank documents and intellectual approach to politics have led to his being nicknamed 'Two Brains'. He is the author of several books on conservatism, including "Why Vote Conservative" (1996) and "Modern Conservatism" (1992). The constituency of Havant notably contains Leigh Park , one of Britain’s largest council estates. David Willetts was re-elected for Havant in 2005 with an increased majority of 6,508 votes. He was a founding signatory in 2005 of the Henry Jackson Society principles, advocating a proactive approach to the spread of Liberal Democracy across the world, including when necessary by military intervention. The register of members interests records that he is also chairman of the board of Universal Biosensors Ltd , and holds shares in its parent company, Sensor-Tech Limited . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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