class ▁degree . ▁Lam my ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁study ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Black ▁Brit on ▁to ▁attend ▁Harvard ▁Law ▁School , ▁there ▁he ▁studied ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁La ws ▁degree ▁and ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Wales ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁at ▁Lincoln ' s ▁Inn ▁and ▁pract ised ▁as ▁a ▁bar r ister . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁for ▁Labour ▁on ▁the ▁London - wide ▁list ▁to ▁the ▁London ▁Assembly . ▁During ▁the ▁London ▁election ▁campaign ▁Lam my ▁was ▁selected ▁as ▁the ▁Labour ▁candidate ▁for ▁Tot ten ham ▁when ▁Bern ie ▁Grant ▁died . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁seat ▁in ▁a ▁by - e lection ▁held ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁A ged ▁ 2 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁Member ▁of ▁Parliament ▁( MP ) ▁in ▁the ▁house ▁( B aby ▁of ▁the ▁House ) ▁and ▁remained ▁so ▁until ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁when ▁Sarah ▁Te ather ▁was ▁elected . ▁ ▁Minister ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁became ▁Parliament ary ▁Under - Secret ary ▁of ▁State ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Health ▁. ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Lam my ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁Minister ▁in ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Constitution al ▁Affairs ▁and ▁while ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Government , ▁he ▁voted ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁author isation ▁for ▁Britain ▁to