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Ex-bank analyst Kwasi Kwarteng made chancellor as Liz Truss forms top team that could reshape the City

The business secretary now takes on an even bigger brief to restore the nation's finances and keep the City on top

Truss tasks key ally Kwarteng, a former bank analyst, with the nation's finances
Truss tasks key ally Kwarteng, a former bank analyst, with the nation's finances Photo: Wiktor Szymanowicz/Getty Images

New Prime Minister Liz Truss has made former banker Kwasi Kwarteng chancellor as she forms a new top team that could reshape the City.

Kwarteng worked as an analyst for JPMorgan and Odey Asset Management after winning a scholarship to Eton and studying at Cambridge. He has carved out an image as a low-tax, free-marketeer Conservative who has long backed Brexit and pro-growth policies for financial services.

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