Kemi Badenoch has won the conservative leadership contest making her the first Black woman to lead a major political party in the UK. Olukemi Badenoch nee Adegoke was born in the UK in 1980, grew up in Lagos and America. She returned to UK as a teenager and did her A-levels here. She studied Computer Systems Engineering at the University of Sussex, completing a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in 2003. She also has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from Birbeck, University of London graduating in 2009. She has worked in the IT, Consultancy and Financial services sectors. She joined politics in 2005 and has held several key positions in different governments since then. She is the Conservative MP for North West Essex. Sources : Kemi Badenoch and Wikipedia