British MP of Ghanaian Origin Appointed British Minister for Foreign Affairs

General News on Friday, July 26, 2019

Source: Myjoyonline.com

2019-07-26

Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng, a politician of the British conservative party of Ghanaian origin, was promoted on Thursday by the new British prime minister, Boris Johnson.

Mr. Kwarteng has been a member of Parliament since 2010 in Spelthorne, Surrey, in southeastern England.

On November 16, 2018, he was appointed Undersecretary of State in the Departement of the European Union following the resignation of Sue-Ellen Braverman.

Kwarteng was promoted Thursday to the post of British state minister for business, energy and industrial strategy. He is a prominent member of the government participating in the government.

Born in Waltham Forest, Mr. Kwarteng studied at Eton College and then went to Cambridge University, where he earned a PhD in British history.

A graduate of Harvard University, he has written several books, including Ghost of Empire: War and Gold and Thatcher's Trial.

Mr. Kwarteng was also a member of the Public Accounts Committee of the United Kingdom and Private Private Secretary to the House of Lords Leader, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park.

Since being elected as a Member of Parliament in 2010, he has always supported local businesses and called on Parliament for business-friendly reforms.

One of Mr. Kwarteng's accomplishments is finding the local entrepreneurs of tomorrow. He launched the Spelthorne Business Plan Competition in 2013

He was often tipped to become the black prime minister of the Conservative government of Britain. Popularly known as "The Black Boris", he could go up to the top.