Meet Suella Braverman, a Woman with Kenyan Roots Who was Recently Appointed Attorney-General in the UK

Suella Braverman, a British lawyer, and politician who traces her roots to Kenya, was early this year appointed as the Attorney-General for England and Wales.

She was appointed to the prestigious position by UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on February 13th, 2020 to replace Geoffrey Cox, who was dismissed from government.

Mrs. Braverman, a member of the Conservative Party, has been serving as the MP for Fareham since 2015.

The 39-year-old Queens’ College alumnus became the second female Attorney-General in the UK, and the first Conservative female to hold the office.

Braverman says she was born in London to Uma and Christie Fernandes, who migrated to the UK from Kenya and Mauritius respectively.

“My parents came to this country with very little in the 1960s, from Kenya and Mauritius. Mum was recruited by the NHS (National Health Service) as a girl of 18 years old and worked as a nurse for 45 years and Dad for a housing association,” She says on her website.

She also holds a master's degree in law from Pantheon-Sorbonne University in Paris, France.