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 | |
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 Official portrait, 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Weald of Kent | |
| Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Majority | 8,422 (16.6%) |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Conservative |
Biography and political career
editLam 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 began working 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]
She has also worked for PR company Portland Communications as Chief Policy Adviser, and Chief of Staff at AI company Faculty. Lam is a governor at the Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children in King's Cross, and a former trustee at the Ivors Academy Trust, the charitable arm of professional songwriters' association The Ivors Academy.[4]
Musical career
editIn collaboration with Alex Parker, Lam has co-written five musicals, including an adaptation of The Railway Children.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Weald of Kent | General Election 2024". Sky News. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "The former Boris Johnson aide picked for new Weald of Kent seat rated one of country's safest". Kent Online. 2023-09-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "ABOUT US". PARKER + LAM. Retrieved 2024-07-10.
- ^ "ALL SHOWS". PARKER + LAM. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
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