Birth Name: Mary Elizabeth Truss
Place of Birth: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, U.K.
Date of Birth: 26 July, 1975
Ethnicity: English
Liz Truss is an English politician. She has been Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, since 15 September, 2021, and Minister for Women and Equalities, since 10 September, 2019. She has also been a Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, since 6 May, 2010, among many other duties.
She is the daughter of Priscilla Mary, a nurse, teacher, and anti-nuclear activist, and John Kenneth Truss, an emeritus professor of pure mathematics. Her family moved to Scotland when she was four, living in Paisley, Renfrewshire, and later to Roundhay, Leeds, England.
Liz is married to accountant Hugh O’Leary, with whom she has two children.
Liz’s paternal grandfather was named Clifford Owers Truss (the son of Sydney Horace Truss and Emily Annie). Clifford was born in Hendon, Middlesex, England. Sydney was the son of Charles Truss and Emily.
Liz’s paternal grandmother was Joyce Mary Birtwistle (the daughter of Richard Ernest Birtwistle and Mary Jane Driver). Joyce was born in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England. Richard was the son of Benjamin Hartley Birtwistle and Mary Pickup.
Liz’s maternal grandfather was George Raymond Grasby (the son of George Grasby and Mary Wardell). Liz’s grandfather George was born in Driffield, Yorkshire, England. Liz’s great-grandfather George was the son of William Grasby. Mary was the daughter of Harry Wardell.
Liz’s maternal grandmother was Joan Lovell Spencer (the daughter of Harold Robert S. Spencer and Lucy Slater). Joan was born in Bolton, Lancashire, England. Harold was the son of Robert Orrell Spencer and Sarah Elizabeth. Lucy was the daughter of William Slater and Mary Jane Isherwood.
Sources: Genealogy of Liz Truss – https://www.geni.com
Genealogy of Liz Truss (focusing on her father’s side) – https://ancestorium.com
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