Who is Liz Truss?
      
1975: Mary Elizabeth Truss born in Oxford, daughter of maths professor and nurse
 
1985: Attends state secondary school in Leeds, northern England
 
1996: Graduates from Oxford after reading philosophy, politics and economics. Becomes active in student politics, initially for Liberal Democrats

2000: After working for Shell, takes job with Cable & Wireless, rising to become economic director. Marries fellow accountant Hugh O’Leary – they have two daughters
 
2001, 2005: Unsuccessful Tory candidate in two elections
 
2009: Placed on David Cameron’s “A-list” of priority candidates. Survives deselection bid by constituency activists after it emerges she had affair with Tory MP some years earlier

2010: Wins safe Tory seat of rural South West Norfolk

2012: Named education minister in Tory-Lib Dem coalition – later promoted to environment secretary

2016: Campaigns for Remain in EU referendum but changes her mind after vote, arguing that Brexit provides new opportunities

2016-19: Serves as justice secretary and then chief secretary to the Treasury under Theresa May’s premiership
  
2019: Appointed international trade secretary by Prime Minister Boris Johnson
  
2021: Promoted to foreign secretary
  
Jul 2022: Joins race to replace Johnson after he is forced to resign
  
Sep 2022: Becomes UK prime minister following Conservative Party leadership contest
  

Sources: BBC, The Guardian 
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