David Lametti

David Lametti
Lametti in 2017
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
In office
January 14, 2019 – July 26, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byJody Wilson-Raybould
Succeeded byArif Virani
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development
In office
January 30, 2017 – January 14, 2019
MinisterNavdeep Bains
Preceded byGreg Fergus
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade
In office
December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017
MinisterChrystia Freeland
François-Philippe Champagne
Preceded byParm Gill
Succeeded byPamela Goldsmith-Jones
Member of Parliament
for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun
In office
October 19, 2015 – February 1, 2024
Preceded byHélène LeBlanc
Succeeded byLouis-Philippe Sauvé
Personal details
Born
David T. Lametti

(1962-08-10) August 10, 1962 (age 62)
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Residence(s)Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Education

David T. Lametti PC KC (born August 10, 1962) is a Canadian politician and lawyer who was the member of Parliament for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun from 2015 to 2024. A member of the Liberal Party, Lametti served as minister of justice and attorney general of Canada from 2019 to 2023.[2]

Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Lametti graduated from University of Toronto and studied law at McGill University, Yale University, and Exeter College, Oxford. Prior to entering politics, he was a professor of law at McGill University, a member of the Institute of Comparative Law, and a founding member of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy.[3]

  1. ^ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  2. ^ Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. "The Honourable David Lametti". Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Centre for Intellectual Property Policy — People". Centre For Intellectual Property Policy. Pixelstream. Archived from the original on 6 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.