Widely seen as a rising star of the Tory party, Ms Coutinho has a similar background to Mr Sunak.
The daughter of doctors from India, she was educated at the fee-paying James Allen's Girls' School in Dulwich and went on to study at Oxford University, graduating with a master's degree in maths and philosophy.Ms Coutinho began her career at the Merrill Lynch investment bank before leaving the City and joining former party leader Iain Duncan Smith's Centre for Social Justice.
She also spent time in the Treasury as a special adviser and, after being elected in 2019 in the safe seat of East Surrey, returned as a parliamentary private secretary in March 2020. Ms Coutinho remained in this role until July last year, when she joined the exodus from Mr Johnson's government over his handling of the Chris Pincher affair.
She was a vocal supporter of Mr Sunak's ill-fated leadership bid to replace Mr Johnson but still went on to to become minister for disabled people under victor Liz Truss.
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