Katie Lam
Katie Lam | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2024 | |
Member of Parliament forWeald of Kent | |
Assumed office 4 July 2024 | |
Preceded by | Constituency established |
Personal details | |
Political party | Conservative |
Katie Jane Lotte Lamis a BritishConservativepolitician who has been Member of Parliament forWeald of Kentsince 2024.[1]She is also a lyricist and scriptwriter.
Biography and political career
[edit]Lam was educated atTrinity College, Cambridge,where she read classics. While at Cambridge she was elected president of theCambridge Unionand chairman of theCambridge University Conservative Association.[2]She began working in finance, spending the bulk of her career atGoldman Sachs,where she was a vice president. She then became aspecial adviser,working forSuella BravermanandBoris Johnson.[3]She has also worked for PR companyPortland Communicationsas Chief Policy Adviser, and Chief of Staff atAIcompany Faculty. Lam is agovernorat the Frank Barnes School for Deaf Children inKing's Cross,and a former trustee at the Ivors Academy Trust, the charitable arm of professional songwriters' associationThe Ivors Academy.[4]
Musical career
[edit]In collaboration with Alex Parker, Lam has co-written five musicals, including an adaptation ofThe Railway Children.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Weald of Kent | General Election 2024".Sky News.Retrieved2024-07-05.
- ^"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.Retrieved2024-07-05.
- ^"ABOUT US".PARKER + LAM.Retrieved2024-07-10.
- ^"ALL SHOWS".PARKER + LAM.Retrieved2024-08-09.
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