She's one of those - like Ronald Reagan - who shifted from left to right as she considered which side of the spectrum best aligned with her core values:
Truss, who grew up in Leeds, northern England, worked for 10 years in the energy and telecommunications sectors before entering politics.
She is married to an accountant and has two daughters.
Her political journey began at the prestigious University of Oxford, where she graduated in politics, philosophy and economics.
But at Oxford, she was an active member of the Liberal Democrat party.
By her own admission, her switch to the Conservatives shocked her left-wing maths professor father and nuclear disarmament campaigner mother, whom she accompanied to demonstrations as a child.
"One of his colleagues sent an email when he found out saying: 'I see your daughter's become a T***' (Tory)," Truss told The Guardian of her father.
Truss, though, saw the Tories as a better fit for her minimalist state beliefs and quickly became earmarked for success within the party.
Two quotes from her are really helping make the sale for me:
". . .liberating people to start and grow businesses without burdensome red tape is the key to our economic future".
And
"Whether it's 'affirmative action', forced training on 'unconscious bias' or lectures on 'lived experience', the Left are in thrall to ideas that undermine equality at every turn."
Strongly supports Ukraine.
I haven't seen a lot on the other contenders, but I like what I see here.
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