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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 is my home: Rishi Sunak dismisses post-election relocation jibe

May 28, 2024 10:42 pm

The British Indian leader told voters on the campaign trail in Amersham, south-east England, that he was surprised at Lord Zac Goldsmith's comments posted on social media this week as he had not spoken to the former Foreign Office minister for a long time.

Rishi Sunak’s call for early polls: The last card

May 28, 2024 7:46 am

Over the last decade and a half, the Tories made a systematic effort to transform the relationship with India that had been caught in a box defined by the British establishment’s paternalism on South Asian issues

Akshata Murty gets proactive on UK PM Rishi Sunak's campaign trail

May 27, 2024 11:26 pm

The 44-year-old businesswoman has used her Instagram handle to post campaign messages in favour of Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who is hoping to prove all the pre-election surveys forecasting a drubbing for the Tories wrong.

Why Rishi Sunak has called for early elections in the UK

May 27, 2024 11:13 am

Despite having until January 2025 to hold the elections, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced the polls last Wednesday. Here is the likely reasoning behind the decision.

UK Graduate visa: How will it impact Indian students?

May 31, 2024 11:25 am

Even Russell Group has stated that a 10% reduction in international student numbers would reduce their universities’ collective income by over £500m a year.

King Charles III won’t be out over the next six weeks amid UK election campaign

May 24, 2024 5:18 pm

The current session of Parliament will be “prorogued,” or ended, on Friday based on an order that Charles approved during a meeting of the Privy Council on Thursday at Buckingham Palace.

UK's anti-smoking laws could be lost in pre-election parliamentary rush

May 24, 2024 12:10 am

In his speech calling for the election, Sunak had boasted that his government had ensured the next generation would be "smoke-free", but that promise now looks to have been made prematurely.

Who is Keir Starmer, man poised to become next Prime Minister of UK?

May 23, 2024 9:22 pm

Labour Party MP, Keir Starmer, has been the voice of the opposition who has taken on the ruling Conservatives in the parliament and countered PM Rishi Sunak during the parliamentary debates.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is betting that calmer economic conditions will get him re-elected

May 24, 2024 2:33 am

But if opinion polls ahead of the election prove right, Sunak hasn't shifted the dial much, if at all. The main opposition Labour Party is widely seen to be ahead of the Conservatives, who have been in power since 2010.

UK elections on July 4: Here's a look at key poll issues

May 23, 2024 8:25 pm

As Britons gear up to cast their votes, issues like economy, immigration, healthcare, housing and environment shape the political feast.

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