Confirmed as the new Tory leader following the resignation of [[Liz Truss]] in October 2022, Sunak is set to become the next [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], pending a formal appointment by [[King Charles III]].
== History Early Life == Sunak grew up in [[Southampton]], where his father, Yashvir, was a doctor for the [[NHS]] and his mother, Usha, who had immigrated from East Africa, operated a pharmacy. Both are of Indian descent. He attended Winchester College and later Oxford University, then went on to study at [[Stanford University]] in [[California]].<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11347889/Britains-non-white-Hindu-prime-minister-set-power-Diwali.html</ref> In 2009, Sunak went work for a [[London]] hedge fund before quitting the following year to establish his own investment group, Theleme Partners. He prospered in this business over the next several years, then in 2015 began his political career, winning the parliamentary seat of Richmond in North Yorkshire as a Conservative in 2015. == Career ==
Following Boris Johnson's 2022 resignation as UK Prime Minister and Leader of the Conservative Party, Rishi Sunak announced his bid to succeed Johnson on 8 July 2022. His bid for prime minister was endorsed by the [[Chinese Communist Party]].<ref name="washingtonexchina">[https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-china-endorsed-rishi-sunak-to-be-next-uk-prime-minister Why China has endorsed front-runner Rishi Sunak to be the next UK prime minister]</ref>