Norman Lamb
- January 11, 2024
- Politician
Quick Facts
Full Name | Norman Lamb |
Date Of Birth | Sep 16, 1957(1957-09-16) |
Age | 67 |
Birthplace | Watford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Birth City | England |
Horoscope | Virgo |
Norman Lamb Biography
Birthday | Sep 16 |
Birth Year | 1957 |
Norman Lamb is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on September 16, 1957 in Watford, England, United Kingdom. Sir Norman Peter Lamb (born 16 September 1957) is a British Liberal Democrat politician and solicitor. He was the MP of North Norfolk from 2001 to 2019, and was chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee from 2017 until 2019.
After completion, Lamb worked as a solicitor. Lamb began to focus on employment law while working at Steele and Co Solicitors (now known as Steeles Law). The book entitled Redress for Employment Tribunals Employment Tribunal: Damages for Discrimination and Unfair Dismissal, was released in 1998.
At the 2010 general election, Lamb was re-elected for a third time as MP for North Norfolk. Lamb secured a larger majority than before, both in percentage terms and in absolute votes. Following the formation of the Conservative- Liberal Democrat coalition government in May 2010, Lamb was appointed a Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Nick Clegg.
On 3 February 2012, Norman Lamb was promoted to the role of junior minister in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills after Ed Davey was appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change following the resignation of Chris Huhne consequent on his prosecution and resignation from Parliament.
After first running for office in North Norfolk in 1992, at the time there was a reduction in the Conservative majority was cut to a smaller number but he did come close to being a surprise at the 1997 general election in which he reduced the Conservative majority of 12,545 votes to only 1,293 votes. He was elected in 2001, his third time running to win the seat, narrowly defeating incumbent Conservative MP David Prior by 483 votes. He was elected again in 2005 with a substantially larger number of votes of 10,606, despite a campaign led by The Conservatives as well as their presidential candidate Iain Dale to unseat him in one of their top target seats. He was elected an additional time in 2010 with an overwhelming majority of 11 626 votes.
Norman Lamb Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Politician |
House | Living in own house. |
Norman Lamb is one of the richest Politician from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Norman Lamb 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Lamb worked for a time as an investigator on behalf of Labour MEP Greville Janner, who was a Labour MP in the beginning of the 1980s. A chance encounter together with Shirley Williams in Parliament at the time, just after the creation in 1981 of the SDP-Liberal alliance, led Lamb to become a front-line active politics. He was then selected for Norwich City Council where he was the leader of his Lib Dem group until he quit in 1991 for him to focus on his Westminster goals.
He was married to Mary in 1984. the couple have twin sons. They reside in Norwich. The Son Archie Lamb was a co-founder of the independent label Takeover Entertainment which promoted Tinchy Stryder.
Norman Lamb’s first appointment, after being elected, was as a Liberal Democrat spokesman on International Development. Soon after this, he was chosen by then party leader Charles Kennedy to act as his Parliamentary Private Secretary. After the 2005 general election, Lamb was promoted and appointed Liberal Democrat Trade spokesman (2005–2006), securing the endorsement of the Liberal Democrat Spring 2006 Conference for a policy to partially privatise the Royal Mail, and to use the proceeds to invest in a publicly owned Post Office network. In March 2006, he moved to the post of Chief of Staff to the newly elected leader, Sir Menzies Campbell. In December 2006, he became the party’s Health spokesman and was succeeded by Ed Davey as Campbell’s Chief of Staff.
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Who is Norman Lamb Dating?
According to our records, Norman Lamb married to Mary Lamb. As of December 1, 2023, Norman Lamb’s is not dating anyone.
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Lamb has been an outspoken advocate for the legalisation of cannabis in the UK. In 2018 he introduced a Ten Minute Rule bill to legalise the drug, which was unsuccessful.
Facts & Trivia
Norman Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Norman Lamb celebrates birthday on September 16 of every year.
Lamb was knighted in the 2019 Birthday Honours. He was appointed chair of South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in December 2019.