Kemi Badenoch

British politician and Leader of the Opposition to the British Government (2024–present) and Leader of the Conservative Party since 2024 (born 1980)

Kemi Badenoch (born 1980) is a British politician, author and software developer. Badenoch was born in Wimbledon on 2 January 1980.

Badenoch played professionally. She turned out for Conservative Party. The public offices recorded are member of the 57th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2017–2019), member of the 58th Parliament of the United Kingdom (2019–2024), Member of the London Assembly (2016–2017) and Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury (2020–2021). She was attached to Logica (2003–2006), Coutts (2006–2013) and The Spectator (2015–2016).

The honours on record include BBC 100 Women (2024), Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Medal and BBC 100 Women 2024. Badenoch appeared at World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2023. She studied at University of Sussex (Master of Engineering), Birkbeck, University of London and University of Sussex.

Badenoch married Hamish Badenoch.

Conservative Party was founded in 1834.

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