Indian –Origin MP Priti Patel Takes Charge As UK’s Employment Minister

12 May, London

Prime Minister David Cameron has promoted one of Britain’s most prominent Indian-origin MPs Priti Patel by making her the new Employment Minister, as he unveiled the first all-Conservative Cabinet in nearly 20 years with his top four aides retaining their previous portfolios.

Patel, who was re-elected from Witham in Essex with a big majority in the May 7 general election, replaces another female MP in the Cabinet, Esther McVey, who lost in the polls.

Her appointment reflects Cameron’s plans to shake up the party’s old fashioned all-male image and have a significant number of women around the Cabinet table.