David Lametti
David T. Lametti PC KC (born August 10, 1962) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun since 2015. A member of the Liberal Party, Lametti served as minister of justice and attorney general of Canada from 2019 to 2023.
The Honourable 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 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | David T. Lametti August 10, 1962 Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence(s) | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Academic background | |
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| Thesis | The Deon-Telos of Private Property (1998) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Law |
| Sub-discipline | Intellectual property law |
| Institutions | McGill University |
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.
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