Elizabeth Truss
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Elizabeth Mary Truss also known as Liz Truss, is a British Conservative Party
politician who has been the Member of Parliament
(MP) for South West Norfolk since the 2010 general election.
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She attended Roundhay School
in north-east Leeds, a comprehensive school
. She read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Merton College, Oxford
. Truss was President of Oxford University Liberal Democrats
and expressed anti-monarchist
sentiments at the 1994 Liberal Democrats conference. After working for Shell and Cable & Wireless, she became the deputy director of Reform
in January 2008, where she co-authored "The value of
mathematics", and "A new level" amongst other reports.
She was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Greenwich in 2006, standing down in 2010, shortly before the end of her term of office.
in 2001 and Calder Valley
in 2005. Shortly after her selection for the Norfolk seat, revelations about her private life were revived which led Norfolk's so called 'Turnip Taliban' to insist her candidature should be terminated, but a motion proposed by members of the constituency association, who also felt an 'A' list candidate had been imposed on them, was defeated.
in which she argued for an end to bias against serious academic subjects in the education system so that social mobility can be improved.
In September 2011, she co-authored ‘After the Coalition’, a book which seeks to challenge the consensus that Britain’s economic decline is inevitable by arguing for the return of a more entrepreneurial and meritocratic culture. In October 2011, she founded the Free Enterprise Group, of which she is the convener, supported by 21 other Conservative MPs.
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician who has been the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for South West Norfolk since the 2010 general election.
Early life
She is the daughter of a professor with an interest in mathematical logic, being raised in a left-wing household, "My mum was in the CNDCampaign for Nuclear Disarmament
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is an anti-nuclear organisation that advocates unilateral nuclear disarmament by the United Kingdom, international nuclear disarmament and tighter international arms regulation through agreements such as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
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She attended Roundhay School
Roundhay School
Roundhay School is a specialist Technology College and Language College in Roundhay, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.-Admissions:...
in north-east Leeds, a comprehensive school
Comprehensive school
A comprehensive school is a state school that does not select its intake on the basis of academic achievement or aptitude. This is in contrast to the selective school system, where admission is restricted on the basis of a selection criteria. The term is commonly used in relation to the United...
. She read Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Merton College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to...
. Truss was President of Oxford University Liberal Democrats
Oxford University Liberal Democrats
Oxford University Liberal Democrats is the student branch of the Liberal Democrats for students at both the University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University...
and expressed anti-monarchist
Republicanism in the United Kingdom
Republicanism in the United Kingdom is the movement which seeks to remove the British monarchy and replace it with a republic that has a non-hereditary head of state...
sentiments at the 1994 Liberal Democrats conference. After working for Shell and Cable & Wireless, she became the deputy director of Reform
Reform (think tank)
Reform is a British centre-right, liberal, think tank based in London, whose declared mission is to set out a better way to deliver public services and economic prosperity via private sector involvement and market de-regulation. Reform describes itself as independent and non-partisan...
in January 2008, where she co-authored "The value of
mathematics", and "A new level" amongst other reports.
She was elected as a councillor in the London Borough of Greenwich in 2006, standing down in 2010, shortly before the end of her term of office.
Candidate
She had previously unsuccessfully fought the parliamentary seats of HemsworthHemsworth (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 2001 and Calder Valley
Calder Valley (UK Parliament constituency)
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in 2005. Shortly after her selection for the Norfolk seat, revelations about her private life were revived which led Norfolk's so called 'Turnip Taliban' to insist her candidature should be terminated, but a motion proposed by members of the constituency association, who also felt an 'A' list candidate had been imposed on them, was defeated.
Parliamentary career
Since being elected to Parliament on 6 May 2010, she has campaigned for issues including the dualling of the A11 west of Thetford and for the retention of the Tornado base at RAF Marham in her constituency. She is a Member of the Justice Select Committee. In March 2011, she wrote a paper for the thinktank CentreForumCentreForum
CentreForum is an independent, liberal think-tank that seeks to develop evidence-based, long-term policy solutions to the problems facing Britain. It is based in Westminster, London, and was formerly known as Centre for Reform....
in which she argued for an end to bias against serious academic subjects in the education system so that social mobility can be improved.
In September 2011, she co-authored ‘After the Coalition’, a book which seeks to challenge the consensus that Britain’s economic decline is inevitable by arguing for the return of a more entrepreneurial and meritocratic culture. In October 2011, she founded the Free Enterprise Group, of which she is the convener, supported by 21 other Conservative MPs.