Rishi Sunak: The UK Prime Minister with many ‘firsts’

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As Rishi Sunak assumes charge of the government in the UK, here are all the ‘firsts’ that have happened in the UK government with his takeover

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Sunak is the UK’s first prime minister of south Asian descent,
with both of his parents of Punjabi Indian descent, from Kenya and Tanzania

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His parents emigrated to the UK in the 1960s. His father worked as a doctor for the National Health Service and his mother opened a pharmacy

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Rishi Sunak is also the
first Hindu Prime Minister of the UK

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Rishi Sunak is a practising Hindu. However, he seldom talks about his religion

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At 42 years, Rishi Sunak is also the youngest Prime Minister of the UK in modern political history

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Sunak has had the fastest rise in the modern era from being elected as an MP to becoming Prime Minister, after just seven years

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Born in the year 1980, Sunak can also be counted as the first millennial to enter Downing Street

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Rishi Sunak will be the first Prime Minister who represents a Yorkshire constituency

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Rishi Sunak is married to Akshata Murty, a UK-based Indian fashion designer and businesswoman and daughter of Infosys founder Narayana Murthy

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Together, Rishi and Akshata have a net worth of £730 million as of 2022, as per the UK Rich List 2022, making them one of the richest couple in the UK

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