David Lammy

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The Right Honourable David Lammy
Official portrait, 2019
Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 November 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Lisa Nandy
Shadow Secretary of State for Justice Shadow Lord Chancellor
In office 6 April 2020 – 29 November 2021
Leader	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Richard Burgon
Succeeded by	Steve Reed
Shadow Minister for Universities and Science
In office 12 May 2010 – 8 October 2010
Leader	Harriet Harman (Acting)
Preceded by	David Willetts
Succeeded by	Gareth Thomas
Minister of State for Higher Education and Intellectual Property
In office 5 October 2008 – 11 May 2010
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Bill Rammell
Succeeded by	David Willetts
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
In office 29 June 2007 – 5 October 2008
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Siôn Simon
Minister of State for Culture
In office 10 May 2005 – 28 June 2007
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Estelle Morris
Succeeded by	Margaret Hodge
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs
In office 13 June 2003 – 10 May 2005
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Bridget Prentice
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health
In office 29 May 2002 – 13 June 2003
Prime Minister	Tony Blair
Preceded by	Yvette Cooper
Succeeded by	Melanie Johnson
Member of Parliament for Tottenham
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2000
Preceded by	Bernie Grant
Majority	30,175 (64.4%)
Member of the London Assembly as the 10th Additional Member
In office 4 May 2000 – 4 July 2000
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Jennette Arnold
Personal details
Born	David Lindon Lammy (1972-07-19) 19 July 1972 (age 51) Holloway, London, England
Citizenship	Guyana[1] United Kingdom
Political party	Labour
Spouse	Nicola Green ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	3
Education	Downhills Primary School,[2] Tottenham, London The King's School, Peterborough
Alma mater	SOAS University of London (LLB) Harvard University (LLM)
Occupation	Politician lawyer lecturer presenter
Signature
Website	www.davidlammy.co.uk
Lammy's voice recorded 2012, as part of an audio description of White Hart Lane for VocalEyes

David Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is an English Labour politician and lawyer who has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since the 2000 Tottenham by-election. He has been the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs since 2021.

Lammy was a minister under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, lastly as Minister of State for Universities in the Brown ministry. He served as Shadow Secretary of State for Justice from 2020 to 2021 and has served as Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs in Keir Starmer's Shadow Cabinet since November 2021.