Kanishka Narayan MP

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Cabinet Office & DBIST

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Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence since July 2026, jointly in the Cabinet Office and the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade. Holds the brief for AI policy, sovereign AI, semiconductors, AI Growth Zones and the AI Security Institute. MP for Vale of Glamorgan since 2024.

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