September 07, (THEWILL) – Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Liz Truss, has appointed Bristish-Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch, as a member of her newly reshuffled cabinet on Tuesday.
Kemi was appointed as the new Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade.
The appointment, which was contained in a tweet posted on the verified Twitter page of the UK Prime Minister, @10DowningStreet on Tuesday reads: “Kemi Badenoch MP @KemiBadenoch has been appointed Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade @TradeGovUK.”
Acknowledging the appointment, Kemi took to her verified Twitter account to express her delight over the appointment.
The Conservative Party’s key member said she “can’t wait to fully harness” the potential of Britain to create more jobs and opportunities.
“Delighted to start my new job at @tradegovuk! Looking forward to unleashing Global Britain’s full potential so we can create more jobs, more growth and more opportunity across the UK”, she posted.
Kemi Badenoch has previously served as the Minister of State for Local Government, Faith and Communities and Minister of State for Equalities from 16 September 2021 to 6 July 2022.
She was part of the ministers who resigned from office following loss of confidence in the leadership of former PM, Boris Johnson.
THEWILL had earlier reported that Kemi Badenoch, who also contested for the position of the Conservative Party leader. She lost out during the 4th ballot cast by parliamentarians to Rishi Sunak, Penny Mordaunt and the eventual winner, Liz Truss.
As Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade, Badenoch’s role includes: “securing world-class free trade agreements and reducing market access barriers, ensuring that consumers and businesses can benefit from both; encouraging economic growth and a green industrial revolution across all parts of the UK through attracting and retaining inward investment and championing the rules-based international trading system and operating the UK’s new trading system, including protecting UK businesses from unfair trade practices.”
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