Rishi Sunak is a British politician who has been Leader of the Conservative Party since 24 October 2022. Sunak is one of the wealthiest politicians in UK and has a net worth of over 700 million pounds.
Here are 5 facts about Rishi Sunak:
Rishi Sunak, 42, will be the youngest prime minister of Britain.
The former finance minister is the first Indian-origin PM of the UK. He is also the first practising Hindu to hold the top job in the UK.
Sunak came to national attention when, aged 39, he became finance minister under Boris Johnson just as the COVID-19 pandemic hit Britain, developing the successful furlough scheme.
Rishi Sunak, Britain’s Youngest, First Hindu PM
The multi-millionaire former hedge fund boss would be expected to launch deep spending cuts to try to rebuild Britain’s fiscal reputation, just as the country slides into a recession, dragged down by the surging cost of energy and food.
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He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2020 to 2022 and Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2019 to 2020
