Kemi Badenoch Appointed Into the New Cabinet of PM Liz Truss.
Caroline Ameh
The new British Prime Minister, Liz Truss, on Tuesday, appointed Nigeria-born Kemi Badenoch as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade.
Truss, a former Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Affairs, succeeded Boris Johnson as British prime minister on Monday.
The PM confirmed the appointment of the new cabinet members on her verified Twitter page – @10DowningStreet, on Tuesday.
Kemi Olufunto Badenoch is a British politician who until her present appointment served as Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities and Minister of State for Equalities from 2021 to 2022.
Born on 2 January 1980 to Nigerian parents in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom, she was elected
as a Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom since 2017.
