Liz Truss, Britain's next prime minister, is expected to begin making key ministerial appointments soon after her formal appointment as leader on Tuesday.
Below is a brief overview of the people likely to serve in key roles in her government. For more on Truss and her policies, please viewTruss is expected to appoint current business and energy secretary Kwasi Kwarteng as her finance minister, according to sources in the Conservative Party and close to her campaign.
Kwarteng, whose passions include history, music and languages, is lesser known for writing a 2011 polemic against the British empire.Cleverly became the third education secretary in as many days during the height of the political turmoil in July that led to Johnson's resignation as prime minister. He is likely to serve as foreign secretary under Truss, according to sources close to Truss's campaign.
Braverman previously served as a Brexit minister and has advocated for Britain pulling out of the European Court of Human Rights. She was also an early-stage Conservative Party leadership contender who won the backing of prominent anti-EU campaigner Nigel Farage. Wallace, a former ski instructor who later served in the military, has previously called for higher military spending by Britain. Truss has pledged to boost British military spending to 3% of gross domestic product.The two-month-long finance minister and former education minister has publicly said he would serve in any role that he is given by Truss.
Rees-Mogg, known to hold traditionalist views, has opposed abortion and gay marriage, both of which are legal in Britain.
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