Liz Truss

Liz Truss:

1. Basic Profile

Full name: Mary Elizabeth Truss

Born: July 26, 1975 (Oxford, England)

Party: Conservative Party

Education: PPE (Philosophy, Politics, Economics) at Merton College, Oxford

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2. Political Career Highlights

2010 – Elected MP for South West Norfolk

2012–2014 – Education Minister

2014–2016 – Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2016–2017 – Justice Secretary (Lord Chancellor)

2017–2019 – Chief Secretary to the Treasury

2019–2021 – International Trade Secretary

2021–2022 – Foreign Secretary

3. Prime Ministership

Tenure:

September 6 – October 25, 2022 (just 45 days the shortest-serving UK Prime Minister in history).

• Reason for resignation:

Her “mini-budget” (Sept 2022), with unfunded tax cuts and borrowing plans, caused financial turmoil.

Pound sterling plummeted, gilt (bond) yields spiked, mortgage rates jumped.

She lost confidence from financial markets, her own party, and the public almost immediately.

Succeeded Boris Johnson, and was succeeded by Rishi Sunak.

4. Legacy & Image

Seen as a free-market advocate, influenced by Margaret Thatcher’s legacy.

Her very brief time in office

made her a symbol of political instability in post-Brexit Conservative leadership.

A viral joke compared her premiership’s lifespan to a head of lettuce, which outlasted her in office.

5. After Resignation

• Remains Conservative MP.

In 2024 published her memoir Ten Years to Save the West, portraying herself as a defender of Western values against authoritarianism.

Still active in right-wing policy circles, though her reputation within the UK is badly damaged.

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