Boris Johnson Appoints Nigerian UK Minister For Children And Families

A Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch, was on Saturday, appointed the junior
minister for Children and Families by the new British Prime
Minister, Boris Johnson.

Badenoch acknowledged the appointment on her verified Twitter
handle on Monday, where she said, “I’m humbled to have been
appointed a junior minister at the DfE. A huge privilege to be able
to serve and make a positive difference on a number of issues close
to my heart. I look forward to working with the ministerial team
and everyone at @educationgovuk.”

Here are six things to know about the new junior minister;

1. Badenoch is the Member of Parliament representing Saffron
Walden constituency in the UK.

2. In her maiden speech on the floor of the British Parliament,
Badenoch revealed that she arrived in the UK aged 16.

3. Badenoch was born Olukemi Olufunto Adegoke in January 1980 in
Wimbledon, London to parents of Nigerian origin.

4. Badenoch is married to Hamish Badenoch and they have one
daughter and one son

5. Badenoch was first elected as Member of Parliament Saffron
Walden on 8 June 2017. She is also the first woman to represent
that constituency.

6. Adegoke joined the Conservative Party in 2005 at the age of
25.

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