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David Lammy

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David Lammy

Lammy in 2024
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
Assumed office
5 July 2024
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byDavid Cameron
Minister of State for Innovation, Universities and Skills
In office
28 June 2007 – 11 May 2010
Prime MinisterGordon Brown
Preceded byBill Rammell
Succeeded byDavid Willetts (Universities and Science)
Minister of State for Culture
In office
5 May 2005 – 28 June 2007
Prime MinisterTony Blair
Preceded byEstelle Morris (Arts)
Succeeded byMargaret Hodge (Culture and Tourism)
Member of Parliament
for Tottenham
Assumed office
22 June 2000
Preceded byBernie Grant
Majority30,175 (64.4%)
Member of the London Assembly
as the 8th Additional Member
In office
4 May 2000 – 4 July 2000
Preceded byConstituency created
Succeeded byJennette Arnold
Personal details
Born
David Lindon Lammy

(1972-07-19) 19 July 1972 (age 52)
Holloway, London, England
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
(m. 2005)
Children3
Alma mater
Websitewww.davidlammy.co.uk Edit this at Wikidata

David Lindon Lammy PC FRSA[1] (born 19 July 1972) is a British Labour Party politician, who is currently serving as the Foreign Secretary since 2024.[2] He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tottenham since 2000. He was the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs from 2021 until 2024.

References

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  1. "List of members' Interests, Cabinet Office, March 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  2. "David Lammy appointed as UK foreign secretary". Politico. Retrieved 2024-07-05.