Lord Willetts
The Rt Hon. the Lord Willetts · Conservative
Lord Willetts is a member of the House of Lords and has been since 16 October 2015. Their areas of interest and their entry in the Register of Lords' Interests are below.
- Party or group
- Conservative
- How they came to the Lords
- Life peer
- In the Lords since
- 16 October 2015
- Previously an MP
- Havant (1992 to 2015), as Mr David Willetts
Areas of interest
The subjects Lord Willetts has told Parliament they take an interest in, in Parliament's own terms.
- Policy Interests
- UK Areas
- World Areas
Register of Lords' Interests
Entries as published by Parliament; most recent change 31 July 2026. The official register is the authoritative version.
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- President, The Resolution Foundation (think-tank)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Visiting Professor, King’s College, London
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Director and sole owner, Marchmount Executive Services Limited
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Occasional journalism
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Occasional lectures and presentations
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- In receipt of royalties from writing books
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Director, Thames Holdings Ltd (promoting education and life sciences links with China)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Non-executive Director, Tekcapital plc (investment group focused on creating market value from technologies) (member has share options)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chair, UK Space Agency Board (interest ceased 1 April 2026)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Strategic Adviser, HighTide (pharmaceutical company) (remunerated via contract with Thames Holdings Ltd) (interest ceased 31 July 2026)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chair, Gen IP (company assessing value of new technologies)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chair, Regulatory Innovation Office, Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 13 October 2025, Association of Financial Mutuals (fee donated to the Resolution Foundation)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Speaking engagement, 29 January 2026, Aviva (fee donated to the Resolution Foundation)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Chair, SaxaVort Spaceport
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Member, Advisory Board, Satlantis (space technology)
Category 1: Remunerated employment etc.
- Consultant, The Exploration Company (developing space rockets)
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (a)
- Marchmount Executive Services Limited (100 per cent owner: see category 1)
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
- Vantix Diagnostics Inc (formerly Vantix Limited) (company developing biosensors)
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
- Sirius Constellation Limited (provides maritime surveillance, data processing and AI-driven vessel tracking to improve maritime domain awareness and coastal security) (interest ceased 31 July 2026)
Category 2: Shareholdings etc. (b)
- SynBioVen Limited (venture capital investment firm that funds and supports synthetic biology start-ups, early-stage scientists and founders)
Category 6: Gifts, benefits and hospitality
- Attended Ecole Polytechnique Ball, 17 April 2026, Paris (guest of OHB)
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