David Lammy is the Labour Member of Parliament for Tottenham, England, where he was born and raised. After being elected for the seventh time in December 2019, he was appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Justice. As part of this role, Lammy built on his landmark review of the criminal justice system. He is renowned for his role in securing justice for those victims of the Windrush Scandal as well as victims of London's Grenfell Tower Fire, and has successfully campaigned for Oxford and Cambridge University to improve fair access for students from disadvantaged and minority backgrounds. He won both GQ’s and the Political Studies Association’s Politician of the Year in 2018. He is also known for spearheading the fight against Brexit, pushing for more equal access to university and demanding the decolonization of education curriculums and international aid. He is an associate tenant barrister at the Doughty Street Chambers and a visiting professor in practice at London School of Economics, Department of Law.