David Lammy MP

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Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

David Lammy has been the Labour MP for Tottenham since 2000 and is the Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. David served as a Minister in the Labour Government from 2001 to 2010 and was made a Privy Councillor in 2008.

David studied at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and was the first black Briton to receive a Master’s degree from Harvard University. He was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1994 and is a Professor of Practice at SOAS School of Law.

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