Norman Lamb

The Right Honourable Sir Norman Lamb
Official portrait, 2017
Chair of the Science and Technology Committee
In office 13 July 2017 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	Stephen Metcalfe
Succeeded by	Greg Clark
Minister of State for Care and Support
In office 4 September 2012 – 8 May 2015
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Paul Burstow
Succeeded by	Alistair Burt
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Employment Relations and Postal Affairs
In office 3 February 2012 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Ed Davey
Succeeded by	Jo Swinson
Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister
In office 12 May 2010 – 3 February 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Paul Clark (2007)
Succeeded by	Jo Swinson
Liberal Democrat frontbench positions Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Health[a] In office 18 December 2006 – 12 October 2017 Leader Ming Campbell Vince Cable (Acting) Nick Clegg Tim Farron Vince Cable Preceded by Steve Webb Succeeded by The Baroness Jolly
Member of Parliament for North Norfolk
In office 7 June 2001 – 6 November 2019
Preceded by	David Prior
Succeeded by	Duncan Baker
Personal details
Born	Norman Peter Lamb (1957-09-16) 16 September 1957 (age 66) Watford, England
Political party	Independent (since 2021)[1]
Other political affiliations	Labour (until 1981) SDP (1981–1988) Liberal Democrats (1988–2021)
Spouse	Mary Lamb ​ (m. 1984)​
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Leicester
Website	Official website
a. ^ Office vacant from 12 May 2010 to 9 January 2015.

Sir Norman Peter Lamb (born 16 September 1957) is a British politician and solicitor. He was the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament (MP) for North Norfolk from 2001 to 2019, and was the chair of the Science and Technology Select Committee from 2017 to 2019.^[2]

Lamb was a candidate in the 2015 Liberal Democrats leadership election. He served most recently as Minister of State for Care and Support in the Department of Health, and previously as Minister of State for Employment Relations in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and earlier as Parliamentary Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg in the Conservative-Liberal Democrat Coalition Government.