London. After the resignation of Liz Truss, Indian-origin Rishi Sunak has become the new Prime Minister of Britain. On 5 July 2022, Mr Sunak resigned as finance minister, citing differences with Johnson over economic policy issues. After that Johnson also had to resign from the post of Prime Minister. In the elections that followed, although Sunak continued to become the Prime Minister, but after the resignation of the new Prime Minister Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak has now become the new Prime Minister of Britain.
Rishi Sunak of Indian origin set a record by becoming the new and first black Prime Minister of Britain in just seven years of parliamentary journey.
Sunak served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of the UK from 2020 to 2022, also known as the Minister of Finance. Prior to this, Sunak was the Chief Secretary of the Treasury from 2019 to 2020. Sunak is a member of the Conservative Party. He has been the Member of Parliament for Richmond (York) in North Yorkshire since 2015.
Parents are of Indian origin
Sunak was born in a city called Southampton, England. His parents were of Indian origin, who had previously lived in Africa. His parents immigrated to England from East Africa in the nineties.
Sunak did his schooling at Winchester College. He completed his studies in Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Lincoln College, Oxford. After this, he received an MBA degree from Stanford University after receiving a scholarship under the Fulbright Program. While studying at Stanford, he met Akshata Murthy, daughter of Infosys founder and businessman NR Narayana Murthy.
Rishi Sunak, MP from Richmond, Yorkshire, reached Parliament for the first time in 2015. At that time, due to supporting Brexit, his stature in the party continued to grow.
