Truss ministry | |
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![]() Cabinet of the United Kingdom | |
September–October 2022 | |
![]() Truss's cabinet in October 2022, on her last day in office | |
Date formed | 6 September 2022 |
Date dissolved | 25 October 2022 |
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Monarch |
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Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Deputy Prime Minister | Thérèse Coffey |
Ministers removed | 3 resigned |
Member party | Conservative Party |
Status in legislature | Majority 356 / 650 (55%) |
Opposition cabinet | Starmer Shadow Cabinet |
Opposition party | Labour Party |
Opposition leader | Keir Starmer |
History | |
Legislature term | 2019–2024 |
Budget | September 2022 mini budget |
Predecessor | Second Johnson ministry |
Successor | Sunak ministry |
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The Truss ministry began on 6 September 2022 when Liz Truss was invited by Queen Elizabeth II—two days before the monarch's death—to succeed Boris Johnson as prime minister of the United Kingdom. Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day after Truss was elected as his successor.[1] The Truss ministry was formed from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a Conservative majority government.[2]
On 20 October 2022, amid growing disapproval of her leadership from within the Conservative Party, Truss announced her resignation, making her tenure the shortest in the history of the United Kingdom. She resigned as Conservative Party leader on 24 October and as prime minister on 25 October. The cabinet was dissolved following the appointment of Rishi Sunak as prime minister on 25 October.[3][4]