Katie Jane Lotte Lam is a British Conservative politician who has been Member of Parliament for Weald of Kent since 2024.[1] She is also a lyricist and scriptwriter.

Katie Lam
Member of Parliament
for Weald of Kent
Assumed office
4 July 2024
Preceded byConstituency established
Personal details
Political partyConservative

Biography and political career

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Lam was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, where she read classics. While at Cambridge she was elected president of the Cambridge Union and chairman of the Cambridge University Conservative Association.[2] She then worked in finance, spending the bulk of her career at Goldman Sachs, where she was a vice president.

She then became a special adviser, working for Suella Braverman and Boris Johnson.[3]

Musical career

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Lam, in collaboration with Alex Parker, has co-written five musicals.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Weald of Kent | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  2. ^ "The former Boris Johnson aide picked for new Weald of Kent seat rated one of country's safest". Kent Online. 2023-09-05.
  3. ^ Atkinson, William (2023-08-23). "Weald of Kent. 'Impressive' Lam selected by an association that wanted a 'first-rate candidate' to 'make the area proud'". Conservative Home. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
  4. ^ "ABOUT US". PARKER + LAM. Retrieved 2024-07-10.