Liz Truss

Liz Truss
Liz Truss
	Truss in 2022
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
	In office; 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Monarch	Elizabeth II; Charles III
Deputy	Thérèse Coffey
Preceded by	Boris Johnson
Succeeded by	Rishi Sunak
Leader of the Conservative Party
	In office; 5 September 2022 – 24 October 2022
Chairman	Jake Berry
Preceded by	Boris Johnson
Succeeded by	Rishi Sunak
Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
	In office; 15 September 2021 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Dominic Raab
Succeeded by	James Cleverly
Prime Minister
Minor ministerial offices 2012–⁠2022
Minister for Women and Equalities
	In office; 10 September 2019 – 6 September 2022
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Amber Rudd
Succeeded by	Nadhim Zahawi (as Minister for Equalities)
2nd Secretary of State for International Trade; 130th President of the Board of Trade;
	In office; 24 July 2019 – 15 September 2021
Prime Minister	Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Liam Fox
Succeeded by	Anne-Marie Trevelyan
Chief Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 11 June 2017 – 24 July 2019
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	David Gauke
Succeeded by	Rishi Sunak
6th Secretary of State for Justice; 61st Lord Chancellor;
	In office; 14 July 2016 – 11 June 2017
Prime Minister	Theresa May
Preceded by	Michael Gove
Succeeded by	David Lidington
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
	In office; 15 July 2014 – 14 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Owen Paterson
Succeeded by	Andrea Leadsom
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Childcare and Education
	In office; 4 September 2012 – 15 July 2014
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Sarah Teather
Succeeded by	Sam Gyimah
Member of Parliament; for South West Norfolk
	In office; 6 May 2010 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Christopher Fraser
Succeeded by	Terry Jermy
Majority	26,195 (50.9%)
Personal details
Born	Elizabeth Mary Truss; 26 July 1975 (age 49); Oxford, England
Political party	Conservative (1996–present)
Other political; affiliations	Liberal Democrats (before 1996)
Spouse(s)	Hugh O'Leary (m. 2000)
Children	2
Father	John Truss
Residence	10 Downing Street, London; Chequers, Buckinghamshire;
Education	Merton College, Oxford (BA)
Website	www.elizabethtruss.com

Elizabeth Mary Truss (born 26 July 1975),^[1]^[2] known as Liz Truss, is a British politician. She served as the 56th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Conservative Party from September to October 2022. Truss was a Member of Parliament (MP) for South West Norfolk from 2010 to 2024.

She was the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs from September 2021 to September 2022 in Boris Johnson's cabinet.^[3] She was the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 2017 to 2019.^[4]

She also served as the Secretary of State for Justice and Lord High Chancellor from 2016 to 2017,^[5] Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 2014 to 2016 and Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Education and Childcare from 2012 to 2014.

In July 2022, Truss announced her candidacy for Conservative Party leader to replace Boris Johnson in the 2022 Conservative Party leadership election.^[6] On 20 July 2022, Truss advanced to the final round of the election and faced Rishi Sunak.^[7] On 5 September 2022, it was announced that Truss had defeated her opponent Rishi Sunak in the Conservative leadership race. Truss announced her resignation as leader of the Conservative party on 20 October 2022 after criticisms of her leadership and economic policies which caused a national crisis.^[8]

She was replaced by Rishi Sunak after 50 days in office. She was the shortest serving Prime Minister in British history. In the 2024 general election, Truss lost her parliament seat.

↑ McSmith, Andy (18 July 2014). "Liz Truss: Conqueror of the Turnip Taliban". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
↑ "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8744.
↑ "Norfolk MP Liz Truss made international trade secretary". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-08-12.
↑ Fuller, Calum; Sweet, Pat (12 June 2017). "Liz Truss handed Treasury role as Gauke joins DWP". Accountancy Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
↑ John van der Luit-Drummond (15 July 2016). "Liz Truss becomes first female Lord Chancellor". Solicitors Journal. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
↑ Truss, Liz (2022-07-10). "Liz Truss: I would cut taxes from day one as prime minister". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-10.
↑ "Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in the race to become the UK's next prime minister". CNBC. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
↑ "Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

[:1-1] McSmith, Andy (18 July 2014). "Liz Truss: Conqueror of the Turnip Taliban". The Independent. Retrieved 8 August 2019.

[2] "No. 59418". The London Gazette. 13 May 2010. p. 8744.

[edp2019-3] "Norfolk MP Liz Truss made international trade secretary". Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-08-12.

[4] Fuller, Calum; Sweet, Pat (12 June 2017). "Liz Truss handed Treasury role as Gauke joins DWP". Accountancy Daily. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[5] John van der Luit-Drummond (15 July 2016). "Liz Truss becomes first female Lord Chancellor". Solicitors Journal. Archived from the original on 23 November 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2019.

[6] Truss, Liz (2022-07-10). "Liz Truss: I would cut taxes from day one as prime minister". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2022-07-10.

[7] "Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak will go head-to-head in the race to become the UK's next prime minister". CNBC. Retrieved 20 July 2022.

[8] "Liz Truss resigns as UK prime minister". BBC News. Retrieved 2022-10-20.

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