Rishi Sunak Has Become The British Prime Minister of The United Kingdom

Rishi Sunak has become the 57^th prime minister of the United Kingdom. He is the first British-Asian and the first Indian Origin Prime Minster of the UK. He was first elected as a member of parliament in the 2015 general election and re-elected in the 2019 general election. Here You Know a Little information about Mr. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.

Personal Life

Sunak was born on 12 May 1980 in an Indian-origin family in Southampton, Southern England. His grandparents belonged to Punjab, India, from where they shifted to East Africa and then migrated to England in 1960. His father’s name is Yashvir Sunak, and he was a practitioner in National Health General Service. His mother’s name is Usha, and she ran a chemist shop.

Education

For studies, he studied at Winchester College, Hampshire, England. Further, he got admission to Lincoln College, Oxford University where he studied PPE (philosophy, politics, and economics). To do his MBA, he went to Stanford University, California as a Fulbright Scholar.

Marriage Life

He got married in 2009 to the daughter of Narayana Murthy, the founder of Infosys. Her name is Akshata Murty and she is a renowned businesswoman, fashion designer, and venture specialist. Rishi met Akshata during his study at Stanford University, California. Akshata has a 0.91% stack, a valuation of $900M that makes her one of the wealthiest women in the UK.

Early Career

After his studies, he became an analyst at Goldman Sachs, the investment bank for three years (2001 to 2004). After it, he switched to a hedge fund management firm the Children’s Investment Fund Management. He left this firm in 2009 to join a new hedge firm fund. From 2013 to 2015, he joined Catamaran Ventures, a firm of his father-in-law, NR Murthy.

Political Career

He started his politics in 2014 when he was selected as the Conservative Candidate for Richmond, Yorks. He got this position by defeating Wendy Morton. In the 2015 General Election, he won the MP seat with a majority of 36.2%. In 2017, he was re-elected as the MP of the constituency in the general election.

Sunak was appointed as the chief secretary to the Treasury by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in July 2019. He also became a member of the Privy Council that year. He was also re-elected in the 2019 general election with an increased majority of 47.2%.