Liz Truss
Birth Name: Mary Elizabeth Truss
Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 26 July, 1975
Ethnicity: English
Liz Truss is an English politician. She served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 6 September, 2022 to 25 October, 2022. She has also been Leader of the Conservative Party, from 5 September, 2022 to 24 October, 2022, as well as Minister for Women and Equalities, from 10 September, 2019 to 6 September, 2022, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, from 15 September, 2021 to 6 September, 2022, and a Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, since 6 May, 2010, among many other duties.
She is the daughter of Priscilla Mary, a nurse, teacher, and anti-nuclear activist, and John Kenneth Truss, an emeritus professor of pure mathematics. Her family moved to Scotland when she was four, living in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and later to Roundhay, Leeds, England.
Prime Minister Truss is married to accountant Hugh O’Leary, with whom she has two children.
Prime Minister Truss’s paternal grandfather was Clifford Owers Truss (the son of Sydney Horace Truss and Emily Annie Owers). Clifford was born in Hendon, Middlesex, England. Sydney was the son of Charles Truss and Emily Drewett. Prime Minister Truss’s great-grandmother Emily was the daughter of Charles Henry Owers and Emily Ann Cotsford.
Prime Minister Truss’s paternal grandmother was Joyce Mary Birtwistle (the daughter of Richard Ernest Birtwistle and Mary Jane Driver). Joyce was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Richard was the son of Benjamin Hartley Birtwistle and Mary Pickup.
Prime Minister Truss’s maternal grandfather was George Raymond Grasby (the son of George Grasby and Mary Wardell). Prime Minister Truss’s grandfather George was born in Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Liz’s great-grandfather George was the son of William Grasby. Mary was the daughter of Harry Wardell.
Prime Minister Truss’s maternal grandmother was Joan Lovell Spencer (the daughter of Harold Robert S. Spencer and Lucy Slater). Joan was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Harold was the son of Robert Orrell Spencer and Sarah Elizabeth Abode. Lucy was the daughter of William Slater and Mary Jane Isherwood.
Sources: Genealogy of Liz Truss – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Liz Truss (focusing on her father’s side) – https://ancestorium.com
Her husband, Hugh O’Leary… of Irish descent?
Of course. He is also from Merseyside.
She is elected the new Leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom. Therefore, she will become the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom n 6 September.