- Prime minister of the United Kingdom (6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022), succeeding Boris Johnson.
- She was the third female prime minister of the United Kingdom, after Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.
- She was the 15th and final prime minister of the United Kingdom to serve under Queen Elizabeth II, who died two days after their appointment meeting.
- Was the first prime minister since Winston Churchill to serve with more than one monarch.
- Within three weeks of her becoming prime minister, the British pound fell to an all-time low after she announced her economic plan, which was poorly received.
- She resigned as prime minister on October 20, 2022, due to various economic and political crises, after only 45 days in office. She is the shortest serving UK prime minister ever, serving for less than half of the 119 days George Canning served in 1827, the previous shortest serving prime minister.
- On October 14, 2022, the British tabloid newspaper Daily Star started a livestream of a head of iceberg lettuce with the title, "Live: Can Liz Truss outlast a lettuce?". Truss resigned six days later, before the lettuce had wilted.
- She is the first UK prime minister to never lead their party in a general election since Neville Chamberlain (served 1937-1940).
- In a parliamentary session on 19 October 2022, when Labour leader Keir Starmer asked, "Why is she still here?", Truss replied, "I am a fighter and not a quitter." On 20 October 2022, she quit.
- For the record, Truss has become the individual who has served the shortest time as Prime Minister. Arthur Wellesley served as PM for just 22 days in November/December 1834, but it was for a second, non-consecutive time in the position.
- Despite her tenure as Prime Minister for less than two months, Truss will be entitled to claim a salary of up to £115,000 for the rest of her life.
- A former Liberal Democrat who became a Tory and a former Remainer who became a Brexiteer. As a Liberal Democrat, she openly supported the legalization of cannabis and the abolition of the monarchy.
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