David Willetts Welcomed as New Universities Minister

The new Coalition Government has appointed Conservative MP David Willetts as the new Universities Minister.

The former shadow University Secretary for the Conservatives has the added remit of Science Minister within his new role.

The post has remained within the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, which will be headed by the Liberal Democrat MP, Dr Vince Cable. However in the Cabinet reshuffle the Department for Children, Schools and Families has been renamed the Department for Education and will be overseen by MP Michael Gove …

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