David Lammy


David Lammy

Official portrait, 2024
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Assumed office
5 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byAngela Rayner
Secretary of State for Justice
Lord Chancellor
Assumed office
5 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byShabana Mahmood
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
In office
5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Prime MinisterKeir Starmer
Preceded byDavid Cameron
Succeeded byYvette Cooper
Junior ministerial offices
Minister of State
2008–2010Higher Education and Intellectual Property
2005–2007Culture
Parliamentary under-secretary of state
2007–2008Innovation, Universities and Skills
2003–2005Constitutional Affairs
2002–2003Public Health
Shadow portfolios
Shadow Secretary of State
2021–2024Shadow Foreign Secretary
2020–2021Justice
Shadow Minister
2010–2010Universities and Science
Member of Parliament
for Tottenham
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
Personal details
Born
David Lindon Lammy

(1972-07-19) 19 July 1972
Archway, London, England
Citizenship
  • United Kingdom
  • Guyana[1]
Political partyLabour
Spouse(s)
Nicola Green
(m. 2005)
Children3
Education
Occupation
  • Politician
  • lawyer
  • lecturer
  • presenter
Websitewww.davidlammy.co.uk

David Lindon Lammy PC FRSA[2] (born 19 July 1972) is a British Labour Party politician, who has been the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2025. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2024 until 2025.[3] 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

  1. Ram, Ryan (12 September 2017). "David Lammy is Proud of his Guyanese Roots!". The West Indian Online. Archived from the original on 28 February 2024.
  2. "List of members' Interests, Cabinet Office, March 2009" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  3. "David Lammy appointed as UK foreign secretary". Politico. Retrieved 2024-07-05.