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was invited by

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—two days before the monarch's death—to succeed

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on 6 September 2022. Johnson resigned as leader of the Conservative Party the previous day and resigned as prime minister on 6 September following the

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of Truss as the new leader of the Conservative Party on 5 September. The Truss ministry was formed from the 2019 Parliament of the United Kingdom, as a

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. With Queen Elizabeth's death on 8 September 2022, Truss became the first UK prime minister to serve under more than one monarch since

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in 1952. On 20 October 2022, amid growing disapproval of her leadership from within the Conservative Party, Truss announced her resignation in a speech outside 10 Downing Street, stating that she would remain in office until a new leader was chosen. She added that this would happen by the end of the following week, making her tenure the shortest in the history of the United Kingdom. The cabinet was dissolved after the appointment of

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as prime minister on 25 October.

Cabinet

September–October 2022

Changes

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swapped jobs with

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on the same day. *

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List of ministers

Prime Minister and Cabinet Office

Departments of state

Law officers

Parliament

Departures from the Truss ministry

There were resignations from the Truss ministry after forming a government on 6 September 2022. Truss faced the departure of two cabinet ministers and one junior minister. In addition, she dismissed ministers that served under the previous government.Note: This list does not include those ministers that

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prior to Liz Truss taking office as Prime Minister.

Non-ministerial appointments

Parliamentary Private Secretaries

Prime Minister's Office

Party Officers

Second Church Estates Commissioner

Notes

References

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