The Conservative Party has selected 47 year old Liz Truss to replace Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of Britain. She defeated Rishi Sunak to win the converted position.
Truss was selected by 160,000 grassroots members, making also the new leader of the party after an internal contest.
The 160,000 figure represents less than one per cent of United Kingdom (U.K.’s) 67 million population. The announcement was made on Monday.
With the development, Britain will get its third Prime Minister in just over three years.
The incoming Prime Minister served in Johnson’s administration, first as a Trade Minister and then as Foreign Secretary.
She has taken a hardline stance on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
Johnson resigned in July after senior members of his administration turned against him amid a series of scandals connected to breaking his own coronavirus lockdown rules and waning appetite for his brand of populist politics.
The new prime minister takes office on Tuesday and assumes power as household energy bills in the U.K. soar to unaffordable levels for millions of people.