Liz Truss

Liz Truss Bio

Elizabeth Truss (born July 26, 1975 in Oxford, England) is a former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She served as Prime Minister from September 6, 2022 to October 25, 2022.

After studying philosophy, politics and economics at Merton College, Oxford, Truss entered Parliament in 2010. She was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Education and Childcare in September 2012. She also served as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from July 2014 to July 2016. She was the first official female Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice from July 2016 to June 2017 and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury from June 2017 until July 2019.

On September 10, 2019, Truss was appointed Minister for Women and Equalities. She served as international trade secretary and minister for women and equalities from 2019 until 2021, and in 2021, was appointed as secretary of state for foreign, commonwealth and development affairs.

On October 20, 2022, Truss announced that she was stepping down as leader of the Conservative Party and would relinquish her role as prime minister when a replacement was chosen. Her resignation announcement came on her 45th day in office, giving her the shortest tenure of any UK prime minister.