Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Rt Hon David Lammy MP
Biography
David Lammy was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs on 5 July 2024.
He studied law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) Law School and was admitted to the Bar of England and Wales in 1994.
David was elected as Labour MP for Tottenham at the age of 27 in June 2000.
David served 9 years (2001 to 2010) as a Minister in the Labour government and was made a Privy Councillor in 2008.
David is also the author of ‘Out of the Ashes: Britain after the riots’, a book about the reasons behind the 2011 riots and what has to be done to prevent them happening ever again.
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office business, including:
- overarching responsibility for the departmental portfolio and oversight of the ministerial team
- Cabinet
- foreign policy and National Security Council
- strategy
- intelligence policy
- honours
Previous roles in government
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Chair, Lammy Review