Liz Truss has been announced as the new leader to replace Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
The announcement was made by the Britain’s Conservative Party on Monday.
The Foreign Secretary comfortably beat her rival, former Finance Minister, Rishi Sunak by about 57 to 43 percent after a gruelling summer-long contest decided by just over 170,000 Conservative members — a tiny sliver of Britain’s electorate.
In a short victory speech at the announcement in a Central London Convention Hall, Truss said it was an honour to be elected after undergoing one of the longest job interviews in history.
“I campaigned as a Conservative, and I will govern as a Conservative,” she said, touting Tory values of low taxes and personal responsibility.
Truss vowed a bold plan to address tax cuts and the energy crisis.
Truss, 47, will be only the UK’s third female prime minister following Theresa May and Margaret Thatcher.
She will formally take office on Tuesday, after Johnson tenders his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II.
