David Lammy

The Right Honourable David Lammy FRSA
Official portrait, 2025
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 5 September 2025 – 20 July 2026
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Angela Rayner
Succeeded by	Vacant
Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor
In office 5 September 2025 – 20 July 2026
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	Shabana Mahmood
Succeeded by	Alex Norris
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
In office 5 July 2024 – 5 September 2025
Prime Minister	Keir Starmer
Preceded by	David Cameron
Succeeded by	Yvette Cooper
Junior ministerial offices Minister of State Parliamentary under-secretary of state Shadow portfolios Shadow Secretary of State Shadow Minister Member of Parliament for Tottenham Incumbent Assumed office 22 June 2000 Preceded by Bernie Grant Majority 15,434 (38.4%) Member of the London Assembly as the 10th Additional Member In office 4 May 2000 – 4 July 2000 Preceded by Office established Succeeded by Jennette Arnold Personal details Born David Lindon Lammy 19 July 1972 (aged 54) Archway, London, England Citizenship United Kingdom Guyana Political party Labour Spouse(s) Nicola Green ​ ​ (m. 2005)​ Children 3 Education SOAS University of London (LLB) Harvard University (LLM) Occupation Politician lawyer lecturer presenter David Lindon Lammy (born 19 July 1972) is a British Labour Party politician, who was the Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2025 until 2026. He was the Foreign Secretary from 2024 until 2025. 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. David Lammy Media Official photo of David Lammy, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Health . Official portrait of Rt Hon David Lammy MP* * 1×1 portrait of Mr David Lammy Lammy appointed as foreign secretary by Keir Starmer, 5 July 2024 Lammy with US president Joe Biden in September 2024. Lammy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem, 14 July 2024 Lammy with US president Donald Trump at the White House in February 2025. Lammy at the Lychakiv Cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, to honor Ukrainian soldiers killed in the Russo-Ukrainian war, 9 May 2025 Lammy with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy in February 2025. Lammy with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in June 2025. Foreign Secretary David Lammy visits Syria (54634871766).jpg Lammy with Syrian president Ahmed al-Sharaa in July 2025. References