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| Sajid Javid: 'This is the root of my conservative beliefs. My mother and father had nothing and, like many people in their adopted country, worked their way up.' |
Sajid Javid, the millionaire son of a bus driver, has become the first Asian man to be given a full time job in the Cabinet.
The promotion to Culture Secretary crowns a remarkable ascent to the top of the Government by Mr Javid, who only entered Parliament in 2010.
Mr Javid sacrificed a huge amount to become an MP. He became an MP after running Deutsche Bank’s trading operations in Asia, where he is reported by Bloomberg to have earned around £3 million a year.
Mr Javid was picked out as a high flier from early on, almost immediately joining the work and pensions committee.
He was made economic secretary to the Treasury in 2012, rising up the departmental ranks the following year to the more senior role of financial secretary. » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Wednesday, April 09, 2014
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Sajid Javid and Nicky Morgan join Cabinet after Maria Miller quits: Prime Minister makes ex-banker educated at state school new Culture Secretary after Maria Miller quits over expenses » | Christopher Hope, Senior Political Correspondent | Wednesday, April 09, 2014
