Dame Priti Sushil Patel DBE served as the Home Secretary.
She was previously the Secretary of State for International Development from 2016 to 2017 and is a member of the Conservative Party.
The Member of Parliament for Witham is Patel.
She identifies as a Thatcherite and is known for her socially conservative views.
Born in London to parents of Ugandan and Indian descent, Patel graduated from the University of Essex.
Margaret Thatcher, the former Conservative Prime Minister, inspired Patel to pursue a career in politics.
Prior to entering politics, Patel worked for Weber Shandwick.
She was recommended for the A-list of prospective parliamentary candidates by the new Conservative leader.
Patel was first elected as the Member of Parliament for Witham in 2010, and has been re-elected in 2015, 2017, and 2019.
Among the papers and books co-authored by Patel are 'After the Coalition' and 'Britannia Unchained'.
As a member of the coalition government, Patel served as the Treasury Secretary.
She was later promoted to Minister of State for Employment.
During the 2016 referendum on UK membership of the European Union, Patel played a prominent role in the Vote Leave campaign.
Theresa May appointed Patel as the Secretary of State for International Development after becoming Conservative leader.
Following a political scandal involving meetings with the Government of Israel, May asked for the resignation of the International Development Secretary.
She will be very sensitive and will ponder for hours over someone else's comment.
She will be very emotional and sentimental and on account of this, she may take many impractical decisions.
She will be more imaginative and will be progressive in her manner of thinking.
She will be hard from the outside like a crab but will be very gentle underneath.
She will be sincere towards her duties and will be respectful to her elders and teachers.
She will be fond of water, lakes, waterfalls, gardens and greenery.
She will be naturally interested in singing and will be fond of listening to music.
She will have an unstable mind but she will be endowed with some intuitive insight.
She will be very attached to her family, specially with her mother. She will be loyal to her dear ones.
She will fear insult, and will protect herself from the outside so that her sensitivity is not hurt.
In some circumstances she will give the impression of great strength and confidence but at times, she will be as agitated and helpless as a child.
She will be fond of sweet food.
She will be fond of travelling, she will love her motherland, but inspite of this she may travel and migrate.
She may give the impression of being open and frank, whereas in reality she may not be so and may conceal many things from others.
She will be attracted towards males but will not express her feelings.
The following bad habits may be present in some degree or others: impatience, changeability, hyper-sensitiveness, indolence, selfishness and short-temper.