Mr. Sunak, who rose swiftly from newbie member of Parliament to become chancellor of the Exchequer at age 39, was born in Southampton, on the southern English coast, to parents of Indian heritage who emigrated from British colonial East Africa six decades ago.He has said that he experienced little racism growing up, but recounted in a BBC interview an incident from his teenage years that has stayed with him.After graduating with a top degree from Oxford University and then attending Stanford University, he went on to make a fortune in finance, including a spell at Goldman Sachs, before winning a seat in Parliament in 2015, representing a constituency in Yorkshire.Mr. Sunak has talked about his faith as a source of strength, and when elected to Parliament, he swore his oath of allegiance on the Bhagavad Gita, the most revered Hindu text.But he went on to compare religion in Britain and America and said: “Religion pervades political life there, and that is not the case here, thankfully.”"