Rishi Sunak, Priti Patel, Alok Sharma: Key things to know about Indian-origin ministers in UK

Infosys founder Narayan Murthy’s son-in-law Rishi Sunak has been appointed the UK’s new Chancellor of the Exchequer (equivalent to finance minister in India) by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. He is among the three Indian-origin ministers in Johnson’s team.

The other two - Priti Patel and Alok Sharma - were inducted into the British Cabinet in July last year, along with Sunak.

The sudden reshuffle on Thursday came as Pakistan-origin Sajid Javid resigned as Chancellor of Exchequer, and Johnson reshaped the team in hopes of delivering his vision for Britain beyond Brexit.

Johnson chose ‘Britain’s most diverse Cabinet’ shortly after being appointed by the Queen as Britain’s new prime minister in July last year.

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