Updated 7th September 2022.
Mary Elizabeth Truss is now the new UK Prime Minster after the Queen of England accepted her appointment. As the newly appointed Prime Minister, she takes over the role immediately and will shortly appoint her cabinet.
About Mary Truss
Mary Truss, better known as Liz Truss is a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. She was formerly the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade. She was born on 26 July 1975 in Oxford, England to Tim and Claire Truss. Her father was an academic at the University of Sussex while her mother later became a headteacher. Truss was educated at Roundhay School in Leeds and then went on to study Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at Merton College, Oxford.
After graduation from Oxford University, she worked in Shell and Cable & Wireless, and was deputy director of the think tank Reform.
Truss began her political career in 2010 when she was duly elected as the representative for South West Norfolk at the 2010 General Election. As a backbencher in the House of Commons, she founded the Free Enterprise Group of Conservative MPs.
This is the full list of appointed ministers as announced today by Her Majesty the Queen of England.
- The Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP as Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, and Minister for the Union
- The Rt Hon Dr Thérèse Coffey MP as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care and Deputy Prime Minister
- The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MP as Chancellor of the Exchequer
- The Rt Hon James Cleverly MP as Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
- The Rt Hon Suella Braverman QC MP as Secretary of State for the Home Department
- Wendy Morton MP as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (Chief Whip). She will attend Cabinet
- The Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Defence
- The Rt Hon Brandon Lewis CBE MP as Lord Chancellor, and Secretary of State for Justice
- The Rt Hon Nadhim Zahawi MP as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and Minister for Equalities
- The Rt Hon Penny Mordaunt MP as Lord President of the Council, and Leader of the House of Commons
- Lord True CBE as Lord Privy Seal, and Leader of the House of Lords
- The Rt Hon Jake Berry MP as Minister without Portfolio
- The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP has been re-appointed as COP26 President
- The Rt Hon Jacob Rees-Mogg MP as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- The Rt Hon Simon Clarke MP as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- Kemi Badenoch MP as Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade
- Chloe Smith MP as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
- The Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP as Secretary of State for Education
- Ranil Jayawardena MP as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- The Rt Hon Anne-Marie Trevelyan MP as Secretary of State for Transport
- The Rt Hon Michelle Donelan MP as Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- The Rt Hon Chris Heaton-Harris MP as Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
- The Rt Hon Alister Jack MP has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Scotland
- The Rt Hon Sir Robert Buckland KBE QC MP has been re-appointed as Secretary of State for Wales
- Chris Philp MP as Chief Secretary to the Treasury. He will attend Cabinet
- Rt Hon Michael Ellis QC MP as Attorney General. He will attend Cabinet
- Edward Argar MP as Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office. He will attend Cabinet
- Vicky Ford MP as a Minister of State (Minister for Development) in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. She will attend Cabinet
- Tom Tugendhat MBE MP as a Minister of State (Minister for Security) in the Home Department. He will attend Cabinet
- James Heappey MP has been re-appointed as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence. He will be Minister for the Armed Forces and Veterans and will attend Cabinet
- Graham Stuart MP as a Minister of State (Minister for Climate) in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. He will attend Cabinet
- The Rt Hon Robert Jenrick MP as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- Rachel Maclean MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Justice
- Victoria Prentis MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Work and Pensions
- Julia Lopez MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Michael Tomlinson MP as Solicitor General
- Paul Scully MP has been re-appointed as a Minister of State (Minister for London) in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
- The Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Leo Docherty MP as a Minister of State in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tom Pursglove MP as a Minister of State in the Home Office
- Jeremy Quin MP as a Minister of State in the Home Office
- Jackie Doyle-Price MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
- The Rt Hon Conor Burns MP as a Minister of State in the Department for International Trade
- The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
- Will Quince MP as a Minister of State in the Department of Health and Social Care
- Alec Shelbrooke MP as a Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence
- James Duddridge MP as a Minister of State in the Department for International Trade
- Kelly Tolhurst MP as a Minister of State in the Department for Education
- Steve Baker MP as a Minister of State in the Northern Ireland Office
- The Rt Hon Baroness Williams of Trafford as Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms (Lords Chief Whip)
Is Liz Truss popular in the Conservative Party?
There is no easy answer to this question as opinions seem to be quite divided. Some people feel that Liz Truss is not popular enough and does not have the experience necessary to be Prime Minister. Others feel that she is a very capable politician and is exactly what the Conservative Party needs at this time.
It will be interesting to see how her term as Prime Minister plays out and how she handles the various challenges that come with the role.
During her career, she has made several political u-turns and in fact, started out as a Liberal-Democrat during her Oxford days and changed from pro-Brexit to anti.
What does Europe expect from Liz Truss?
It is a difficult time for European leaders to pass judgment as she has sat on both sides of the Brexit debate. While working in Europe she did build some good working relationships and has many allies there.
European leaders did take note of her strong stances when it came to Russia/Ukraine and the potential Chinese National Security threat.
What do the British people expect?
The first and some same most important issue is the energy crisis. With costs spiraling out of control due to a lack of legislation for the energy companies. The public will be looking for her to address the issues surrounding fuel poverty in the light of a cold winter.
She has made it clear that she is keen to cut taxes which was widely supported by the Conservative Party. Now it remains to be seen if she will implement them under the pressure of the economy and post-pandemic recovery.
Sources: UK Government, Wikipedia & THX News.
