Published 07/05/2024 2:42:00 p.m.

Rachel Reeves named first female chancellor by Keir Starmer

Rachel Reeves, 45, is appointed as the first female chancellor of the exchequer after the Labour party's victory in the UK general election, ending the Conservative's 14-year rule.
Reeves expressed gratitude for her appointment as chancellor, emphasizing gender equality in ambition.
Reeves aims at national economic growth and fiscal discipline, drawing from her background as a former child chess champion and Bank of England economist.

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BBC News

Rachel Reeves: Who is the UK's new chancellor?

In her maiden speech in the Commons in 2010, she vowed to fight for "jobs, growth and prosperity".

07/05/2024 2:42:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Who Is Rachel Reeves, UK’s First Woman Finance Minister?

07/05/2024 4:17:58 p.m.·India

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The Hindu

Rachel Reeves: Britain's first woman finance chief

Reeves recently told company bosses that Labour had become “the natural party of British business”, adding that the party would show “iron discipline” over public finances.

07/05/2024 5:52:34 p.m.·India

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The Independent

Rachel Reeves makes pledge as she’s appointed first female chancellor

Britain’s first female chancellor of the Exchequer described the appointment as “the honour of my life” and a sign for all women and girls that there should be “no limit to your ambitions.” In a post on X, and in a speech followering her Cabinet appointment on Friday (5 July), Rachel Reeves said: “It is the honour of my life to have been appointed chancellor of the Exchequer. “Economic growth was the Labour Party’s mission. It is now a national …

07/05/2024 3:40:50 p.m.·London, United Kingdom

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Reuters

Rachel Reeves appointed UK finance minister in new Labour government

New British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday appointed Rachel Reeves as finance minister, or Chancellor of the Exchequer, in his new Labour government, making her the first woman to hold the role.

07/05/2024 2:42:00 p.m.·United Kingdom

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NDTV

Rachel Reeves, 45, Becomes First Woman UK Finance Minister

Rachel Reeves, Britain's first woman finance minister, is a former child chess champion and Bank of England economist who has pledged to grow the nation's economy while showing strong fiscal discipline. Reeves, 45, becomes chancellor of the exchequer after her centre-left Labour party won Thursday's UK general election by a landslide, ending 14 years of rule by the right-wing Conservatives. "It is the honour of my life to have been appointed cha…

07/05/2024 3:43:47 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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