Katie Lam
Appearance
Katie Lam | |
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Member of Parliament for Weald of Kent | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Political party | Conservative |
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.
Biography and political career
[edit]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
[edit]Lam, in collaboration with Alex Parker, has co-written five musicals.[4]
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.