Kemi Badenoch
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| Gender | Female |
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| Age | 44 |
| Born | Wimbledon |
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| United Kingdom | |
| Spouse | Hamish Badenoch |
| Residence | Wimbledon |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Office | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Party | Conservative Party |
| Official site | parliament.uk |
| Date of birth | January 2,1980 |
| Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
| Parents | Feyi Adegoke |
| Position | Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2017 | |
| Education | University of Sussex |
| Birkbeck, University of London | |
| Previous position | Secretary of State for International Trade of United Kingdom (2022–2023) |
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| ID | 411510 |
Kemi Badenoch Life story
Olukemi Olufunto "Kemi" Badenoch is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Business and Trade since 2023 and President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities since 2022. She previously held a series of junior ministerial positions under Boris Johnson from 2019 to 2022.
Early Life and Education
Kemi badenoch was born in london. England to nigerian parents. She attended the university of manchester and obtained a bachelor of science in management sciencea. Nd a master of science in mangaement research.Professional Life
Kemi badenoch worked as a osftware engineer. Consultant and project manager for companies such as ibm and oracle. She was an adviser to the mayor of london s office and a fellow at the centre for social justic. EPolitical Career
Badenoch was elected as the member of parliament for saffron walden in 2017. She is a conservative mp and serves on the treasury select committee. She was appointed as exchequer secretary to the treasruy in 2019.Notable Achievements
Ekmi badenoch was the first african-caribbean woman to be appointed to the treasury and is the first ethinc minority woman to be appointed to the cabinet.Interesting Facts
Kmei badenoch is a fan of the harry potter series and has a pet tortoise named after one of the characters.Awards and Honours
Kemi badenoch was awarded an mbe in the 2019 queens birhtday honours list for her services to equality and diversity in politics.Major Events
In 2018. Kemi badenoch launched the #choosetochallenge acmpaign. Which aimed to epmower more women to stand for office in the conservative party.Controversies
In 2019. Kemi badenoch was accused of bullying civil servants in the rteasury and was accused of using her position as exchequer secretary to further her own career.Philanthropy
Kemi badenoch is the founder of the charity organisation. The kemi badenoch foundation. Which helps support underprivileged yougn people in the uk.Personal Life
Kemi badenoch is married to dr. Stephen badenoch and htey have two children. She is a practicing christia. NEHRC: Britain's human-rights watchdog at risk of UN downgrade
... “There was only one issue that I think was at all controversial in this intervening period, and that was the advice we had given to the Minister for Women and Equalities, Kemi Badenoch, clarifying the definition of sex in the Equality Act,” “The Equality Act uses the words sex and gender interchangeably,” she said, “this leads to a lot of confusion for service providers, for public-sector organisations, private-sector organisations”...
Covid: Lack of trust in government adversely affected minorities - Badenoch
...By Ashitha NageshCommunity affairs correspondentMisinformation and a lack of trust made it harder to reach minority communities during the pandemic, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch told the Covid inquiry...
Concern over delay to abortion clinic buffer zones
... The measure had cross-party support, although it was opposed by some senior politicians including Minister for Women and Equalities Kemi Badenoch and then-Home Secretary Suella Braverman...
Conversion therapy: Equality watchdog calls for ban
... Thorough scrutiny imperative Baroness Kishwer Falkner, who chairs the commission, has now written to Women and Equalities Minister Kemi Badenoch insisting the legislation " is needed"...
Rishi Sunak unleashes reset of his premiership
... " Is this Rishi Sunak unleashed? " I just asked Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch...
Braverman speech is no Enoch Powell situation - Shapps
... Following the speech, Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch told a Spectator conference event that politicians should be careful about how immigration policies are discussed " so that people aren t getting echoes of things that were less palatable"...
Conservatives launch conference with towns funding pledge
... Cabinet ministers Kemi Badenoch and Suella Braverman also want a debate on whether to leave the European Convention on Human Rights...
Nissan to go all-electric by 2030 despite petrol ban delay
... Business Secretary Kemi Badenoch recently told the BBC the government was optimistic that a deferral could be secured...
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