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Liz Truss was born in 1975 in Oxford. She studied philosophy, politics, and economics at Oxford University and was involved in student politics.

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Truss has served as the MP for South West Norfolk since 2010. She has held positions in the Cabinets of Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson.

Truss has served as the MP for South West Norfolk since 2010. She has held positions in the Cabinets of Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson.

Under Boris Johnson, Liz Truss was the international trade secretary in 2019. She took over as foreign secretary in 2021

Liz Truss, who replaces ousted Boris Johnson, became the Conservatives' fourth prime minister since a 2015 election

Liz Truss polled 81,326 votes, compared to Rishi Sunak's 60,399 in an election with a high turnout of 82.6 per cent, with 654 rejected ballots from a total of 172,437 eligible Tory voters

According to EU officials, Liz Truss was initially opposed to Britain's secession from the EU before the 2016 Brexit referendum, but she enthusiastically supported it as a member of Boris Johnson's cabinet.

Liz Truss has promised to act quickly to tackle Britain's cost of living crisis, saying that within a week she will come up with a plan to tackle rising energy bills and securing future fuel supplies

Throughout the leadership contest, Liz Truss, 47, has signalled her willingness to defy convention by opposing tax rises and other levies that some economists believe will fuel inflation.

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