Liz Truss elected next UK PM: 10 facts about Boris Johnson’s successor

Liz Truss defeated rival Rishi Sunak to be named the winner of the Conservative Party leadership contest on Monday and will now go on to formally take charge as the UK’s next Prime Minister.

Liz Truss was elected as the next Prime Minister of UK on Monday, bringing an end to weeks of high-political drama. Liz Truss defeated Indian-origin former chancellor Rishi Sunak in Conservative Party leadership race to become the next UK PM.

Liz Truss’s election to the top post comes at a time when the country in the throes of its worst cost-of-living crisis in generations, with inflation soaring as energy prices rocket on the back of Russia's war in Ukraine.

Here’s all you need to know about Liz Truss, UK’ next prime minister:

1) Liz Truss was born in Oxford in 1975. She attended Oxford University, where she studied philosophy, politics and economics and was active in student politics

2) Truss is the MP from South West Norfolk and has held the seat since 2010. She has served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson

3) Under Theresa May, Liz Truss served as justice secretary before becoming the chief secretary to the Treasury

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