| − | '''Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke "Kemi" Badenoch''' (b. 1980 in [[Wimbledon]], [[Surrey]]) is a British [[centre-right]] politician. A member of the Tory Party, Kemi Badnoch has been a Member of Parliament since 2017; serving Saffron Walden from 2017 to 2024 and, following redistricting, the successor constituency North West Essex since 2024. She succeeded [[Angela Rayner]] as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following the 2024 UK general election in which Labour ended 14 years of Tory government with the lowest share of the vote for a victorious party on record. She served in the [[Sunak]] ministry from 2023 to 2024 as Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and from 2022 to 2024 as Minister for Women and Equalities. She was also President of the Board of Trade from 2022 to 2024, serving under [[Liz Truss]] and Rishi Sunak. | + | '''Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke "Kemi" Badenoch''' (b. 1980 in [[Wimbledon]], [[Surrey]]) is a British [[centre-right]] politician, who has served as [[Leader of the Opposition]] and leader of the Tory Party since November 2024. Kemi Badnoch has been a Member of Parliament since 2017; serving Saffron Walden from 2017 to 2024 and, following redistricting, the successor constituency North West Essex since 2024. She succeeded [[Angela Rayner]] as Shadow Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government following the 2024 UK general election in which Labour ended 14 years of Tory government with the lowest share of the vote for a victorious party on record. She served in the [[Sunak]] ministry from 2023 to 2024 as Secretary of State for Business and Trade, and from 2022 to 2024 as Minister for Women and Equalities. She was also President of the Board of Trade from 2022 to 2024, serving under [[Liz Truss]] and Rishi Sunak. |
| | A supporter of [[Brexit]], Badenoch served in [[Boris Johnson]]'s cabinet and resigned after Johnson [[sabotage]]d the [[Istanbul peace agreement]] between [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]] in protest of his leadership. | | A supporter of [[Brexit]], Badenoch served in [[Boris Johnson]]'s cabinet and resigned after Johnson [[sabotage]]d the [[Istanbul peace agreement]] between [[Russia]] and [[Ukraine]] in protest of his leadership. |