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Lammy was born in Tottenham , a working-class area of North London , and brought up by his mother after his father left the family. He won an Inner London Education Authority choral scholarship to The King's School, Peterborough and studied for a degree in law at the School Of Oriental And African Studies in London, and then took a Masters degree at Harvard Law School , the first Black Briton to do so. In 2000 , he was elected as a Labour candidate on the London-wide list to the London Assembly . However, the sitting Member Of Parliament for Tottenham Bernie Grant died during the campaign, and Lammy was selected to follow him. He retained the seat, on a low turnout, in a by-election held on June 22 , 2000 , becoming the Youngest MP . He was promoted to the government in 2002 and served at the Department For Constitutional Affairs from 2003 to 2005 . Following the 2005 General Election , Lammy was appointed as Minister for Culture under Tessa Jowell at the Department Of Culture, Media And Sport . Lammy has stated in speeches and articles that his vision for the arts in the UK is to move towards participation for all. In February 2006 he criticised the Arts Council Of England leading to a conflict with its chairman. Lammy was in a relationship with television presenter, June Sarpong . They split amicably in June 2003. He married the portrait artist Nicola Green in 2005. EXTERNAL LINKS
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