# Liz Kendall

Type: Person

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-20**: Burnham appoints Narayan as first AI cabinet minister — New PM Andy Burnham names Narayan AI minister with cabinet rank, dissolves DSIT, and merges it with Business and Trade under Jonathan Reynolds.
- **2025-09**: Narayan appointed junior AI minister — Under PM Keir Starmer, Kanishka Narayan was appointed minister for AI and online safety, serving under tech secretary Liz Kendall.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Burnham Names Kanishka Narayan as UK's 1st AI Cabinet Minister
2026-07-21 00:32:23 · Sentiment: Bullish · Impact: 7/10 · Sources: 2

Prime Minister Andy Burnham has elevated AI to cabinet level by appointing Kanishka Narayan as the UK’s first minister for artificial intelligence with a seat at the top table. The move dissolves the standalone DSIT and merges tech oversight with business and trade, raising hopes for accelerated AI commercialisation but also fears of fragmented regulation.
Full story: https://getaibrief.com/story/uk-first-ai-cabinet-minister-narayan-burnham

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