About David Lammy

David Lammy represents the people who live in Tottenham, at the UK Parliament in Westminster.

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Profile

Labour MP for Tottenham

Entered the House of Commons on 22 June 2000 — Byelection

• Personal website
• Wikipedia page
• BBC News profile

Social Media

• @DavidLammy
• Facebook
• UK Parliament Profile

Expenses

• Expenses from 2004 to 2009
• Expenses from 2010 onwards

Currently held offices

• Deputy Prime Minister (since 5 Sep 2025)
• The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (since 5 Sep 2025)

Other offices held in the past

• Foreign Secretary, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office ( 5 Jul 2024 to 5 Sep 2025)
• Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (29 Nov 2021 to 30 May 2024)
• Shadow Lord Chancellor and Shadow Secretary of State for Justice ( 6 Apr 2020 to 29 Nov 2021)
• Shadow Minister (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) (12 May 2010 to 8 Oct 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills) (Higher Education and Intellectual Property) ( 9 Jun 2009 to 6 May 2010)
• Minister of State (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Higher Education & Intellectual Property) ( 5 Oct 2008 to 5 Jun 2009)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills) (Skills) (29 Jun 2007 to 5 Oct 2008)
• Minister of State (Department for Culture, Media and Sport) (Culture) (10 May 2005 to 28 Jun 2007)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Constitutional Affairs) (13 Jun 2003 to 10 May 2005)
• Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health) (29 May 2002 to 13 Jun 2003)

Previous MPs in this constituency

• Bernie Grant
• Norman Atkinson
• Alan Brown
• Frederick Messer
• Percy Alden
• Joseph Howard

Public bill committees (Sittings attended)

• Riot Compensation Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• Intellectual Property Bill Committee (4 out of 4)
• Education and Skills Bill Committee (19 out of 20)
• Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill Committee (10 out of 13)
• Mental Capacity Bill Committee (12 out of 12)
• Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill Committee (3 out of 6)
• Gender Recognition Bill Committee (6 out of 6)
• Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill Committee (10 out of 23)
• Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill Committee (8 out of 10)
• Finance Bill Committee (3 out of 7)
• Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill Committee (1 out of 1)
• International Criminal Court Bill Committee (10 out of 10)