Oliver Letwin
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The Right Honourable Sir Oliver Letwin FRSA MP |
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| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 14 July 2014 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Lord Hill of Oareford |
| Succeeded by | Patrick McLoughlin |
| Minister of State for Government Policy | |
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In office 12 May 2010 – 11 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Director of the Brexit Unit | |
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In office 24 June 2016 – 14 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished David Davis (Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union) |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
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In office 10 May 2005 – 6 December 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Succeeded by | Peter Ainsworth |
| Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 6 November 2003 – 10 May 2005 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Michael Howard |
| Succeeded by | George Osborne |
| Shadow Home Secretary | |
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In office 18 September 2001 – 6 November 2003 |
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| Leader | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Preceded by | Ann Widdecombe |
| Succeeded by | David Davis |
| Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 26 September 2000 – 18 September 2001 |
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| Leader | William Hague |
| Preceded by | David Heathcoat-Amory |
| Succeeded by | John Bercow |
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Member of Parliament for West Dorset |
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Assumed office 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | James Spicer |
| Majority | 16,130 (28.6%) |
| Personal details | |
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19 May 1956 London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Isabel Davidson (1984–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater |
Trinity College, Cambridge University of London |
| Religion | None (atheist) |
| Website | Official website |
Sir Oliver Letwin (born 19 May 1956) is a British Conservative politician. He has served as Member of Parliament for West Dorset since 1997. He was Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster from 2014 to 2016.
Following the 2015 general election, Letwin was given overall responsibility for the Cabinet Office and became a full member of the Cabinet in the Conservative government. He had previously been Minister of State for Government Policy from 2010 and 2015.
He is also chairman of the Conservative Research Department and chaired the Conservative Party's Policy Review from 2005 to 2010.
Letwin is the son of William Letwin (14 December 1922 – 20 February 2013), emeritus professor at the London School of Economics, and the conservative academic Shirley Robin Letwin, "Jewish-American intellectuals from Chicago whose parents had fled persecution from Kiev".
He was educated at the Hall School, Hampstead, then at Eton, and finally at Trinity College, Cambridge.
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