About David
David is the Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills, with special responsibility for family policy, and has been the Member of Parliament for Havant since 1992.
David has worked at HM Treasury, the Number 10 Policy Unit, the Centre for Policy Studies and served as Paymaster General in the last Conservative Government. He has also previously served as the Shadow Secretary of State for Work & Pensions. He is a Governor of the Ditchley Foundation and a member of the Council of the Institute for Fiscal Studies. He has written widely on economic and social policy, including his book on Modern Conservatism.
David is married to Sarah Butterfield, an artist who has exhibited in London and New York. They have two children, Imogen and Matthew.
David and Sarah are keen walkers on the South Downs and swimmers. David has swum for charity against an Olympic hopeful, across the Solent and raised £1,500 for charity cycling in the Paris to Hayling ride.
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