Priti Patel appointed minister of state for employment in Cameron govt

Priti Patel, who was re-elected from the Witham constituency in the recently-concluded British elections, has been promoted as minister of state for employment as Prime Minister David Cameron constituted his new council of ministers on Monday.

Priti Patel, who was re-elected from the Witham constituency in the recently-concluded British elections, has been promoted as minister of state for employment as Prime Minister David Cameron constituted his new council of ministers on Monday.

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Patel, 43, daughter of Gujarati immigrants from Uganda, was appointed to the junior post of exchequer secretary in July 2014. She has now been elevated as a minister of state who will attend cabinet meetings.

In the previous Cameron-led government, Patel was appointed ‘Indian Diaspora Champion’, and had taken the lead to organise Gujarat Day in the House of Commons.