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Born May 12, 1980 (age 46) • Southampton • England
Title / Office prime minister (2022-2024), United Kingdom • Chancellor of the Exchequer (2020-2022), United Kingdom • House of Commons (2015-2022), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Conservative Party

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Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak in a suit and striped tie, smiling at a cabinet meeting.
Rishi Sunak smiles and gestures toward a cheering crowd of supporters holding blue signs reading Ready for Rishi and Beat Starmer's Labour at the NEC in Birmingham.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, U.S. President Joe Biden, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stand at podiums during an AUKUS press conference by the waterfront with a submarine in the background.
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