David Lametti

The Honourable David Lametti PC KC
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 (1962-08-10) August 10, 1962 (age 61) Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Residence(s)	Montreal, Quebec, Canada[1]
Academic background
Alma mater	St. Michael's College, Toronto McGill University Yale University Exeter College, Oxford
Thesis	The Deon-Telos of Private Property (1998)
Academic work
Discipline	Law
Sub-discipline	Intellectual property law
Institutions	McGill University

David T. Lametti PC KC (born August 10, 1962) is a Canadian politician who has been the member of Parliament for LaSalle—Émard—Verdun since 2015. 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]