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Rishi Sunak MP
Sunak in 2017

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Local Government^[1]
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2018
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Marcus Jones
Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks)
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 May 2015
Preceded by	William Hague
Majority	23,108 (40.5%)

Personal details
Born	(1980-05-12) 12 May 1980 (age 44) Hampshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Akshata Murthy
Children	2
Alma mater	Lincoln College, Oxford Stanford University

Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980)^[2] is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom.^[3] He is the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Richmond elected in 2015.^[4]

Early life

Rishi Sunak was educated at Winchester College and Lincoln College, Oxford and later did his MBA in Stanford University. He is married to Akshata Murthy, daughter of Indian businessman and billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, and has two daughters.^[5]^[6]

Political career

Sunak supported Brexit in the 2016 European Union Referendum.^[7]

References

^ "Narayan Murthy's son-in-law inducted into British government". The Times of India. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^ Winchester College Register 2014, page 846
^ "NR Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak talks to TOI after winning UK election". The Times of India. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^ "Richmond (Yorks)Parliamentary constituency". BBC News. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
^ "Sudha-Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak wins polls as Conservative party member". The Economic Times. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ Kounteya Sinha (9 May 2015). "Narayana Murthy's son-in-law Rishi Sunak enters British parliament with a thumping victory". The Times of India. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
^ "Which Tory MPs back Brexit, who doesn't and who is still on the fence? - Coffee House". 16 February 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2016.

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Personal Website
Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
Voting record at Public Whip
Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou

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Preceded by William Hague	Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) 2015–present	Incumbent

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