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Rishi Sunak

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  • Born 12 May 1980
  • Age 44
  • Birth Place Southampton Hampshire, England
  • Profession Politician, Financial Analyst
  • Political Party Conservative
  • In Office Prime Minister Of The United Kingdom 25 October 2022 - 5 July 2024, Leader Of The Opposition 5 July 2024 - 2 November 2024, Leader Of The Conservative Party 24 October 2022 - 2 November 2024, Chancellor Of The Exchequer 13 February 2020 - 5 July 2022, Chief Secretary To The Treasury 24 July 2019 - 13 February 2020, Parliamentary Under-Secretary Of State For Local Government 9 January 2018 - 24 July 2019

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Rishi Sunak BIOGRAPHY

Last Updated : 10 Feb 2025
Rishi Sunak: A meteoric rise and fall in British politics Born May 12, 1980, Rishi Sunak’s political career has been marked by rapid ascent and a swift decline. His path to becoming Prime Minister was unconventional, built on a background in finance at Goldman Sachs and hedge funds. Elected MP...

Rishi Sunak PERSONAL LIFE

Father Yashvir Sunak
Mother Usha Sunak
Spouse Akshata Murty ​(2009), ​
Education Winchester College, Lincoln College, Oxford (BA), Stanford University (MBA)

POSITIONS HELD BY Rishi Sunak

Position Tenure
Member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom 8 June 2017 - 6 November 2019
Member of the 56th Parliament of the United Kingdom 7 May 2015 - 3 May 2017
Member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom 12 December 2019 - 30 May 2024
Chancellor of the Exchequer 13 February 2020 - 5 July 2022
Chief Secretary to the Treasury 24 July 2019 - 13 February 2020
Member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom 2019 - Present
Leader of the Conservative Party 24 October 2022 - 2 November 2024
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 25 October 2022 - 5 July 2024
First Lord of the Treasury 25 October 2022 - 5 July 2024
Minister for the Civil Service 25 October 2022 - 5 July 2024
Minister for the Union 25 October 2022 - 5 July 2024
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government 9 January 2018 - 24 July 2019
Leader of the Opposition 5 July 2024 - 2 November 2024
Member of the 59th Parliament of the United Kingdom 4 July 2024 - Present

RISHI SUNAK NEWS

UK PM speaks on racism, says parents wanted him to speak without an accent to ‘fit in'

February 04, 2024 6:21 pm

The 43-year-old former Chancellor of the Exchequer, a devout Hindu, is the youngest British prime minister in 210 years.

Window to conclude India-UK FTA by end of March closing fast, officials in a huddle

January 27, 2024 5:43 pm

The MCC will come into effect the day the Lok Sabha poll schedule is announced. Elections need to be held before June 16 when the term of the 17th Lok Sabha ends.

Meet the Indian-origin chess prodigies taking Britain by storm

January 27, 2024 6:36 pm

Eight-year-old Bodhana Sivanandan and 14-year-old Shreyas Royal are making waves.

Rajnath’s visit to UK: Progress in talks to get key tech for warships

January 13, 2024 4:54 pm

Indian warships at present do not have electric propulsion systems. They are currently powered by diesel engines, gas or steam turbines. The Queen Elizabeth Class aircraft carriers of the UK Royal Navy are integrated full electric propulsion vessels.

UK PM Sunak will not hold parliamentary vote on support for strikes on Houthi targets

January 12, 2024 5:58 pm

The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in response to the movement's attacks on ships in the Red Sea, a dramatic regional widening of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.

How a TV show exposed Britain’s Post Office Scandal

January 11, 2024 3:59 pm

Hundreds of British post office workers were wrongfully convicted for theft and fraud. Livelihoods were lost. Families were broken. But justice might finally beckon — thanks to a TV show.

Rishi Sunak had doubts over Rwanda scheme as chancellor: Report 

January 06, 2024 6:31 pm

This was shortly before the agreement with the Rwandan government to process migrants in the African country was signed.

Rishi Sunak declares success in meeting UK's asylum target

January 02, 2024 5:46 pm

The UK government claims it stepped up processing, deploying an additional 1,200 caseworkers, meeting the target to double the number of asylum caseworkers and tripling productivity to ensure more illegal migrants are returned to their country of origin, quicker.

Why Rishi Sunak faces one of his toughest weeks as UK leader

December 12, 2023 12:36 pm

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of Britain embarked on one of the most politically fraught weeks of his tenure, facing a mutiny against his flagship immigration policy while testifying before an official inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic.

British officials in Delhi to discuss FTA, says report

December 10, 2023 1:56 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is keen to finalise the free trade agreement (FTA) by the end of February

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