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[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]