Rt Hon David Lammy MP

David Lammy was elected Member of Parliament for Tottenham at a by-election on 22nd June 2000. Following his re-election in 2001, David became the first Tottenham MP to hold a Government position since 1945.

He has served as a Minister in the Department of Health, the Department of Constitutional Affairs, Minister for Culture in the Department for Culture, Media and Sport and most recently Minister for Skills with responsibility for the Commission for Employment and Skills, Leitch implementation, Train to Gain, Skills academies, Skills for Life and apprenticeships. He was made a member of the Privy Council in October 2008.

He is currently the Minister for Higher Education and Intellectual Property in the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills responsible for ensuring that we sustain and develop world-class Higher Education in the UK, including: HE teaching quality; Research Assessment Exercise/Research Excellence Framework in HE; Climate change campaign in HE; Higher Level Skills; Voluntary giving; and Student support policy.

In his Intellectual Property role he is also responsible for developing and implementing an intellectual property system that promotes creativity and innovation in the UK, including: responsibility for the Intellectual Property Office; and Policy on copyright and patent issues.

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