Suella Braverman becomes the third Home Secretary of Asian origin

Prime Minister Liz Truss announced her new cabinet list on Tuesday evening.
Suella Braverman has been appointed home secretary. The former attorney general replaces former home secretary Priti Patel, who quit the cabinet hours after Liz Truss won the Conservative leadership contest. Braverman came sixth in the Conservative leadership race and is possibly the third Asian-origin person to hold this position after Sajid Javid and Priti Patel. Braverman has roots in India. Her father Christie belongs to Goa and her mother Uma Fernandes is a Hindu-Tamilian-Mauritian. Her parents migrated to Britain in the 1960s from Kenya and Mauritius. Her mother was a nurse and a councillor in Brent and her father, Uma Fernades of Goan ancestry in South India, worked for a housing association. She was born in Harrow, Greater London and grew up in Wembley. Alok Sharma was reappointed as the COP26 President, becoming one of the three people of Indian origin in Truss' cabinet. Ranil Jayawardena has been named as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in the first cabinet of the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss. His father, Nalin Jayawardena is of Srilankan origin, and his mother Indira Jayawardena is of Indian heritage. 

James Cleverly joined a Liz Truss-led government as foreign secretary. The former UK education secretary replaces the post previously held by current prime minister Truss. Kwasi Kwarteng has been appointed chancellor of the exchequer. Kwarteng, a longtime loyal supporter of Liz Truss, was the former secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy. He will be replacing Nadhim Zahawi, now the second shortest-serving chancellor since the start of the 20th century with his departure. Thérèse Coffey has been appointed secretary of state for health and social care and deputy prime minister. Coffey was previously the former work and pensions secretary. Defence secretary Ben Wallace will be remaining in his post under a Liz Truss-led government. Brandon Lewis has been appointed lord chancellor and secretary of state for justice.