David Lametti
David Lametti | |
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Lametti in 2017 | |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| In office January 14, 2019 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Succeeded by | Arif Virani |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development | |
| In office January 30, 2017 – January 14, 2019 | |
| Minister | Navdeep Bains |
| Preceded by | Greg Fergus |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade | |
| In office December 2, 2015 – January 27, 2017 | |
| Minister | Chrystia Freeland François-Philippe Champagne |
| Preceded by | Parm Gill |
| Succeeded by | Pamela Goldsmith-Jones |
| Member of Parliament for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – February 1, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Hélène LeBlanc |
| Succeeded by | Louis-Philippe Sauvé |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David T. Lametti August 10, 1962 Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 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.
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.