Rishi Sunak - The Rise by Michael Ashcroft

The Rise of Rishi Sunak by Michael Ashcroft is a biography of Rishi Sunak, the current Chancellor of the Exchequer.

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Sunak's journey from his parents' Southampton pharmacy to the University of Oxford, the City of London, Silicon Valley, and the pinnacle of British politics is chronicled in the book. Sunak is portrayed well in the book as intelligent, thorough, and data-driven. It also includes information on his early childhood and schooling. Rishi Sunak (born May 12, 1980) is a British politician and investor who has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Conservative Party Leader since October. He was born in Southampton, England, to Hindu parents from Southeast Africa of Indian Punjabi origin. Sunak earned a Fulbright scholarship at Stanford University after graduating from Oxford in 2001. Sunak was appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer by Prime Minister Boris Johnson in February 2020. Sunak was named Prime Minister when Johnson resigned in October 2022.