Kemi Badenoch
Olukemi Olufunto Badenoch (/ˈbeɪdnɒk/ BAYD-nok; née Adegoke; born 1980) is a British politician. She has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Saffron Walden since 2017. She is a member of the Conservative Party. She is the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade since September 2022. She is also the Minister for Women and Equalities since October 2022.
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Secretary of State for Business and Trade President of the Board of Trade | |
| Assumed office 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Liz Truss Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Anne-Marie Trevelyan |
| Minister for Women and Equalities | |
| Assumed office 25 October 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Rishi Sunak |
| Preceded by | Nadhim Zahawi[a] |
| Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities | |
| In office 16 September 2021 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Luke Hall |
| Succeeded by | Paul Scully |
| Minister of State for Equalities[b] | |
| In office 14 February 2020 – 6 July 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Williams of Trafford |
| Succeeded by | Amanda Solloway |
| Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Children and Families | |
| In office 27 July 2019 – 13 February 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
| Preceded by | Nadhim Zahawi |
| Succeeded by | Vicky Ford |
| Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden | |
| Assumed office 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Haselhurst |
| Majority | 27,594 (43.7%) |
| Member of the London Assembly as the 4th Additional Member | |
| In office 5 May 2016 – 8 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Gareth Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Susan Hall |
| Member of the London Assembly as the 9th Additional Member | |
| In office 16 September 2015 – 5 May 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Victoria Borwick |
| Succeeded by | Shaun Bailey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke 2 January 1980 Wimbledon, London, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hamish Badenoch (m. 2012) |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | kemibadenoch |
She has served in Boris Johnson's second government as Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Equalities at the Government Equalities Office from 2020 to 2022.
Badenoch was born in Wimbledon, London. Her parents are of Nigerian origin. Her childhood was spent in part in the Nigerian capital Lagos and the United States. She returned to the United Kingdom at the age of 16. She is married to Hamish Badenoch. The couple have three children.[1]
In July 2022, Badenoch announced her candidacy for Leader of the Conservative Party in the 2022 leadership election.[2] She was eliminated in the fourth round of voting on 19 July 2022.[3]
Kemi Badenoch Media
Badenoch in 2017 speaking at the London Assembly's Energy Committee
Logo used by Badenoch's leadership bid
Badenoch's portrait as Minister for Equalities and Levelling Up Communities
Notes
References
- ↑ Murphy, Joe (27 February 2018). "Kemi Badenoch: New vice-chairman of the Conservatives talks about her fight to recruit a more diverse range of MPs". London Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/kemi-badenoch-new-vicechairman-of-the-conservatives-talks-about-her-fight-to-recruit-a-more-diverse-a3777211.html. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ↑ Mikhailova, Anna (8 July 2022). "Now Kemi Badenoch launches a leadership campaign in tomorrow's Times." Twitter. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ↑ "Tory leadership race live: Kemi Badenoch eliminated as Rishi Sunak tops poll of MPs". The Guardian. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.