Indian-origin Rishi Sunak won the race to be the leader of the Conservative Party, on Sunday, and was elected by the party to replace Liz Truss as the United Kingdom’s next Prime Minister.
The former Treasury chief will create history as the country’s first British-Indian, Hindu Prime Minister while also being the youngest ever individual to hold the top office in over 200 years.
Sunak, who had previously lost to Liz Truss in the contest to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister ran for the post for the second time and faced opponent Penny Mordaunt in the race for the top job.
