Tuesday saw the appointment of Suella Braverman, an Indian-origin attorney, to the position of UK Home Secretary, replacing Priti Patel, another colleague of Indian descent. The 42-year-old Fareham, southeast England, a representative for the Conservative Party, who previously held the position of Attorney General in the Boris Johnson-led government, was one of the first candidates to put her name forward to succeed Johnson as Tory leader and Prime Minister.
Braverman was later named the Home Secretary by newly-elected Prime Minister Liz Truss. The daughter of Goan-origin father Christie Fernandes and Hindu Tamil mother Uma is the mother of two children. Her father migrated from Kenya in the 1960s, while her mother went from Mauritius to the UK.
According to the BBC, Braverman will be in charge of initiatives like the government’s controversial plan to transfer some asylum seekers to Rwanda. Tuesday saw the appointment of Suella Braverman, an Indian-origin attorney, to the position of UK Home Secretary, replacing Priti Patel, another colleague of Indian descent.
One of the first candidates to enter the race to succeed Boris Johnson as Tory leader and the prime minister was the 42-year-old Fareham Conservative Party member of Parliament, who previously served as the Attorney General in the government led by Johnson.
Braverman Appointment
Prime Minister Liz Truss, who was just appointed, chose Braverman as her home secretary. The daughter of Goan-origin father Christie Fernandes and Hindu Tamil mother Uma is the mother of two children. Her father migrated from Kenya in the 1960s, while her mother went from Mauritius to the UK. According to the BBC, Braverman will be in charge of initiatives like the government’s controversial plan to transfer some asylum seekers to Rwanda.
She lost in the second round of the first vote among Tory MPs, though, and backed Truss, who as Prime Minister gave her one of the top positions in the UK government in return. The 2018 bride, a Cambridge University law graduate, wed Rael Braverman.
Last year, her maternity leave, which allowed her to continue serving as a Cabinet minister while traveling to give birth to their second child, famously led to a long-overdue legal amendment. Buddhist Braverman took her oath of office in Parliament based on the ‘Dhammapada’ text of Lord Buddha’s sayings. She routinely attends the London Buddhist Center.
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