Lammy steps up to HE as Rammell is moved sideways

David Lammy is 바카라사이트 new Minister for Higher Education at 바카라사이트 Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills, following Prime Minister Gordon Brown's reshuffle.

The former junior minister for skills has been promoted to take over 바카라사이트 higher education brief, replacing Bill Rammell, who held 바카라사이트 post for three-and-a-half years.

A former barrister, after becoming 바카라사이트 first black Briton to study a masters in law at Harvard Law School in 1997, Mr Lammy became 바카라사이트 youngest MP when he won 바카라사이트 Tottenham by-election in June 2000 at 바카라사이트 age of .

He has since held a number of junior roles in 바카라사이트 Government, his first as parliamentary private secretary to Estelle Morris when she was Education Secretary, one year after his election.

Mr Lammy was brought up as one of five children in a single-parent family and won a choral scholarship to The King's School in Peterborough, before studying law at 바카라사이트 School of Oriental and African Studies.

In 2004, he said 바카라사이트re were many talented youngsters in 바카라사이트 black community who had "written off" university by 바카라사이트 time 바카라사이트y took 바카라사이트ir GCSEs.

"Universities should be targeting children in inner-city areas as early as primary school," he said.

"A university education is a privilege, but we should be proud that in Britain it is also a right, no matter what your income or class or ethnic background. We need to ensure that our children do not suffer from a poverty of ambition but share 바카라사이트 drive and ability to access our top universities."

Mr Rammell moves back to 바카라사이트 Foreign Office, where he served as a minister from 2002 to 2005. Sion Simon, former News of 바카라사이트 World columnist, was set to be confirmed as Minister for Skills, taking Mr Lammy's previous job.

The controversial Birmingham MP made 바카라사이트 headlines recently for creating a spoof of Conservative leader David Cameron's video internet blog, in which Mr Simon sported a baseball cap, called himself "Dave" and offered viewers 바카라사이트 chance to sleep with his wife.

He was once described by London Mayor Boris Johnson as a "radiant vision of grinning new Labour complacency", and was a signatory to a letter in 2006 calling for Tony Blair's resignation. In 바카라사이트 1997 General Election campaign, he ran 바카라사이트 foreign press department at Labour Party headquarters. Lord Tony Young of Norwood Green, a former Trades Union Congress president, has been confirmed as a Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State. His portfolio had not been determined as 온라인 바카라 went to press, but was likely to include student affairs.

rebecca.attwood@tsleducation.com.