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Profile: Kwasi Kwarteng

Kwasi Kwarteng

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The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, tasked with tackling the cost of living crisis

The new Chancellor of the Exchequer, tasked with tackling the cost of living crisis.

Described as “incredibly bright, borderline eccentric and very Thatcherite”, Kwasi Kwarteng has been MP for Spelthorne in Surrey, since 2010.    

Born in London to Ghanaian parents, Kwasi Kwarteng excelled academically – he was an Eton scholar, got a double first from Cambridge University and a scholarship to Harvard.  

He’s worked as a newspaper columnist, a financial analyst and has written several books on history and politics.

Kwasi Kwarteng is a long-time friend and close political ally of the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, who’s just promoted him to the top post in the Treasury.  At a time of high inflation, rising energy costs and a looming recession.   So is he up to the challenge?  

Mark Coles charts the life and career of the man with one of the most powerful jobs in the UK.

Presenter: Mark Coles 
Production team: Sally Abrahams and Matt Toulson, Maria Ogundele and Helena Warwick-Cross
Sound engineer: Rod Farquhar
Editor: Richard Vadon   

Credit: Sky News – Anna Jones interview with Kwasi Kwarteng, 5 August 2022

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