Who is Kwasi Kwarteng? New UK chancellor likes a challenge
The new UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng is a past winner of University Challenge – and a key ally of Liz Truss….
Nor is he likely to be accused of lacking intellectual firepower or self-confidence. An Old Etonian, who became the first black Conservative cabinet minister in 2021, he has a double first from Cambridge University and a PhD in economic history. He is also a past winner of notoriously tough BBC quiz show University Challenge.