Liz Truss | Here's everything you need to know about Britain's new PM

Here's everything you need to know about the UK's newly elected Prime Minister Liz Truss, who defeated Rishi Sunak in a ballot of party members.

Liz Truss, who is the newly-elected leader of the Conservative Party, defeated Rishi Sunak to become the UK’s new Prime Minister. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

Born on 26 July 1975 in Oxford, England, Mary Elizabeth Truss completed her schooling from Roundhary School in Leeds. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

Truss then completed her higher studies from Merton College, Oxford, and was the President of Oxford University Liberal Democrats. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

Liz has also worked at Shell and Cable & Wireless and was the deputy director of the think tank Reform. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

In 1996, she joined the Conservative Party and stood for the constituency of Hemsworth in West Yorkshire but was defeated in 2001. In 2005, she suffered another defeat in Calder Valley in West Yorkshire. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

After losing her first two elections, Truss joined Reform as a full-time deputy director in January 2008. She was elected for South West Norfolk at the 2010 general election. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

After Boris Johnson’s appointment as UK’s Prime Minister, Truss was promoted to the position of Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade in return for her support during his leadership campaign. Credit: Twitter/trussliz

Truss was announced as UK's Prime Minister on September 5, 2022. Credit: Twitter/trussliz