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Bihar-born Kanishka Narayan named UK's first AI Minister
short by Vaishnavi Mishra / on Tuesday, 21 July, 2026
UK PM Andy Burnham named Bihar-born Kanishka Narayan as Minister for AI, making it the first AI ministerial role to attend Cabinet. Narayan, a Labour MP, was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in 2025. "[UK] welcomed a 12-year-old...put me in Parliament...and now affords me...chance to make a mark in Cabinet," Narayan said.
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