By John Ikani
The new Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss has appointed a British politician of Nigerian descent, Kemi Badenoch into her new Cabinet as International Trade Secretary.
The appointment, which was contained in a tweet posted on the verified Twitter page of the UK Prime Minister, @10DowningStreet on Tuesday reads: “Kemi Badenoch MP @KemiBadenoch has been appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade @TradeGovUK.
Acknowledging the appointment, Kemi took to her verified Twitter account to express her delight over the appointment.
The Conservative Party’s key member said she can’t wait to fully harness the potential of Britain to create more jobs and opportunities.
“Delighted to start my new job at @tradegovuk! Looking forward to unleashing Global Britain’s full potential so we can create more jobs, more growth and more opportunity across the UK ” she posted.
Recall that Badenoch vied to be British PM as a member of the Conservative Party and made it to the top five in July.
She has previously served as the Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities and Minister of State for Equalities.
Other appointments made on Tuesday and approved by the Queen Elizabeth II, as contained in a press release by 10 Downing Street include:
• The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. She will also be Deputy Prime Minister
• The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP as Chancellor of the Exchequer
• The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
• The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP as Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Wendy Morton MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). She will attend Cabinet
• The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Defence
• The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP as Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice
• The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Equalities
• The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
• Lord True CBE as Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords
The Rt Hon Jake Berry MP as Minister without Portfolio
• The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP has been re-appointed as COP26 President
• The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
• The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Kemi Badenoch MP as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
• Chloe Smith MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP as Secretary of State for Education
• Ranil Jayawardena MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
• The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as Secretary of State for Transport
• The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
• The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland
• The Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE QC MP has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Wales
• Chris Philp MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He will attend Cabinet
