In a major reshuffle of his top team, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday has kept two of his senior Indian-origin Cabinet ministers in their previous posts.
While Rishi Sunak will remain as his Chancellor of the Exchequer, Priti Patel, who had been at the centre of some speculation of being moved, remains in her post as Home Secretary.
Sunak is the son-in-law of Infosys co-founder Narayana Murthy. He has been in his post since February last year and has led the UK’s financial response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Patel, whose parents are of Gujarati-Ugandan descent, has been the Home Secretary since July 2019.
Among the senior ministers being reshuffled include Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab. He accepted a demotion to take charge as the new Justice Secretary, alongside his other roles of Lord Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister. He has been replaced by Liz Truss, promoted from her role of International Trade Secretary.
Johnson is expected to complete the reshuffle of his Cabinet on Wednesday, with changes to lower ministerial ranks to be finalised on Thursday.
