Rishi Sunak – Youngest PM of UK

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24th October, 2022 is historic day for Rishi Sunak. He will be Prime Minister of United Kingdom. He is fist non-white UK PM, first Indian origin UK PM, first Hindu PM of UK. He is youngest British PM in this century at 42 age.

Rishi Sunak Parents 

  • PM Rishi Sunak ‘s mother was born in Tanzania and father from Kenya. His parents migrate to Southampton in 1960. 
  • His father became a general practitioner for national health service and mother operates owned small pharmacy. 
  • His grandparents immigrated from Punjab.
  • He said that his parents scarified a great deal so he could attend good education in well known school. 
  • As a head boy of school of Winchester, he was editor of School’s News Paper. 
  • He waited tables at Southampton Indian Restaurant according to Britannica. 
  • He was so lucky to study at Winchester college, Oxford university and Stanford University.

Career

 

2001

He completed his graduation from Oxford University. He became an analyst for Goldman Sachs until 2004.

2004

 

He passed MBA at Stanford University where he met Akshata Murthy. She is daughter of Narayana Murthy, Co – founder of IT Company Infosys.

2006

Job in Children Investment Fund Management ( TCI )

2009

He left TCI and join another hedge fund. He married to Akshata in Bangalore in 2009. He has two daughters Krishna and Anoushka.

2015

He was first elected to represent of constituency.

2017 & 2019

He was reelected for Member of Parliament for Richmond ( Yorks ).

2019

He was appointed as chief secretary to the treasury in July 2019. He has the honour of the Exchequer, hold position till July 2022.

 

2022

After resignation of Liz Truss on 20th October 2022, He will be new PM after winning the conservative leader race after Johnson rules out himself out of the race.

 

Wealth

  • Rishi Sunak’s success in business and his wife’s 0.91% stake in Infosys which would be estimated amount of $877 million in 20222 by Sunday times according to Britannica.

 

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Rishi Suank’s Campaign for UK

  • Animal welfare legislation
  • To support Friarage hospital
  • Better mobile and broadband
  • Championing skills and schools
  • Backing local business
  • Support for farmers

Book written

  • A portrait of Modern Britain

Home 

  • His family home at North Yorshire.

What does Akshata Murthy do?

  • His wife Akshata Murthy runs fashion label Akshata Designs and also director of venture capital firm founded by her father in 2010.

Contact

Reference : rishisunak.com, Britannica

 

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