Truss ministry

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The Truss ministry was the short-lived Conservative government of the United Kingdom led by Prime Minister Liz Truss in 2022, noted for its controversial economic policies and rapid collapse.

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instanceOf British government
ministry of the Government of the United Kingdom
businessSecretary Jacob Rees-Mogg
cabinetIncludes Ben Wallace
Jacob Rees-Mogg
James Cleverly
Kwasi Kwarteng
Suella Braverman
Thérèse Coffey
chancellorOfTheExchequer Jeremy Hunt
Kwasi Kwarteng
chiefWhip Wendy Morton
country United Kingdom
criticisedFor undermining market confidence
unfunded tax cuts
defenceSecretary Ben Wallace
deputyPrimeMinister Thérèse Coffey
dissolvedUnderMonarch Charles III
endDate 2022-10-25
followedBy Sunak ministry
foreignSecretary James Cleverly
formedUnderMonarch Elizabeth II
headedBy Prime Minister Liz Truss
linked to: Liz Truss
healthSecretary Thérèse Coffey
homeSecretary Suella Braverman
houseOfCommonsMajorityParty Conservative Party (UK)
ideology conservatism
keyEvent September 2022 mini-budget
appointment of Jeremy Hunt as Chancellor
financial market instability in 2022
sacking of Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng
ledBy Liz Truss
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament
legislatureStatus majority government
monarchDuringTerm Charles III
Elizabeth II
notableFor controversial economic policies
market turmoil following mini-budget
shortest-serving UK prime ministerial administration in modern history
numberOfDaysInOffice 49
oppositionLeader Keir Starmer
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
policyFocus supply-side economic reforms
tax cuts
politicalParty Conservative Party (UK)
precededBy Second Johnson ministry
reasonForEnd resignation of Liz Truss
startDate 2022-09-06
timeInOfficeCharacterisation short-lived
year 2022

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Nadhim Zahawi partOf Truss ministry
Anne-Marie Trevelyan servedInGovernmentOf Government of Liz Truss
linked to: Truss ministry
Ten Years to Save the West about Truss government (2022)
linked to: Truss ministry
Second Johnson ministry succeededBy Truss ministry