David Lammy
Sign in to saveDavid Lindon Lammy is a British politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Secretary of State for Justice, and Lord Chancellor since September 2025. He previously served as Foreign Secretary from July 2024 to September 2025. A member of the Labour Party, he has been member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. Lammy previously held various junior ministerial positions under Tony Blair and Gordon Brown between 2002 and 2010.
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- Monarch
- Charles III
- Prime minister
- Keir Starmer
- Preceded by
- Angela Rayner
- Succeeded by
- Yvette Cooper
- 2008 2010
- Higher Education and Intellectual Property
- 2005 2007
- Culture
- 2007 2008
- Innovation, Universities and Skills
- 2003 2005
- Constitutional Affairs
- 2002 2003
- Public Health
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Occupation
- jurist
- Position held
- Lord Chancellor
- Political party
- Labour Party
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Religion
- Christian
- Official website
- www.davidlammy.co.uk
- Image
- David Lammy, 2024 (cropped).jpg
- Work location
- London
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- David Lammy
- date of birth
- 1972-07-19
- name in native language
- David Lammy
- honorific prefix
- The Right Honourable
- candidacy in election
- 2017 United Kingdom general election
- social media followers
- 796024
- P10632
- David Lammy
- birth name
- David Lindon Lammy
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Encyclopedic overview
Member of Parliament for Tottenham Incumbent
Assumed office 22 June 2000 Preceded byBernie Grant Majority15,434 (38.4%) Member of the London Assembly as the 10th Additional Member In office 4 May 2000 – 4 July 2000 Preceded byOffice established Succeeded byJennette Arnold
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