Indian-origin British MP Rishi Sunak, who on Thursday Feb 13,2020 replaced Sajid Javid as UK's Finance Minister, tweeted last night that he is "honoured" to be appointed as Chancellor Of the Exchequer in the Boris Johnson cabinet. Mr Sunak, 39, is married to the daughter of Infosys co-founder and billionaire Narayana Murthy, Akshata.
A former Goldman Sachs banker, Mr Sunak has been appointed as the second most powerful minister in the British government as Prime Minister Johnson reshuffled his cabinet and Pakistani-origin Sajid Javid unexpectedly resigned.
Mr Sunak was previously Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Sajid Javid's deputy. In his tweet, he praised Mr Javid, adding that it was a pleasure to work with him. "I am honoured to be appointed as Chancellor of the Exchequer. My predecessor and good friend Saj did a fantastic job in his time at the Treasury. He was a pleasure to work with and I hope to be able to build on his great work going forward," he wrote.
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