Liz Truss is a Prime Minister with links to Scotland – having attended West Primary School, in Paisley, when her family moved to Scotland when she was four-years-old.
She studied at Oxford University, where she was President of Oxford University Liberal Democrats, and entered politics after stints working for Shell, Cable & Wireless, and the think tank Reform.
Truss became MP for South West Norfolk in 2010 and prior to taking on the role of Foreign Secretary last year, has been Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019 and served in a variety cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
Here’s what she’s had to say about Scotland in the past.
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Truss became MP for South West Norfolk in 2010 and prior to taking on the role of Foreign Secretary last year, has been Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019 and served in a variety cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May and Boris Johnson.
5. On her upbringing
"I got to where I am today through hard work and aspiration. I did not come from a traditional Conservative background, I grew up in Paisley, and I went to a comprehensive school in Leeds. Many of the children I was at school with were let down by low expectations, poor educational standards and a lack of opportunity. Too much talent went to waste. I didn't believe, and I don't believe that it has to be that way and that's why I went into politics." Photo: Dan Kitwood
!["The traditional building blocks of the Scottish economy remain important [to Britain]. For example, in 2017, we had record-breaking whisky exports, with 1.23 billion bottles exported globally, equivalent to £4.37 billion. Anyone who has seen the activity in Aberdeen harbour, where scores of boats come in and out every week, would know that oil and gas is still very important to the economy, supporting 280,000 jobs across the UK." (Writing in 2018)](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOjA2MWQwNzk4LWYzZDctNGY0ZS04NDU1LTViYzRlNWUxMjVlOTpkMzRhNmJmYS1iOGI5LTRkOGItODI4MS01Y2I4YWRkNTE5ODc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
6. On Scottish industry
"The traditional building blocks of the Scottish economy remain important [to Britain]. For example, in 2017, we had record-breaking whisky exports, with 1.23 billion bottles exported globally, equivalent to £4.37 billion. Anyone who has seen the activity in Aberdeen harbour, where scores of boats come in and out every week, would know that oil and gas is still very important to the economy, supporting 280,000 jobs across the UK." (Writing in 2018) Photo: Pool
7. On Margaret Thatcher
"So we lived in Scotland, in Paisley near Glasgow. My dad was a lecturer at the local university. I remember standing in the Paisley piazza and we were chanting that slogan and other slogans. It was in Scottish so it was ‘Maggie, Maggie, Maggie, oot, oot, oot'." Photo: Dan Kitwood
!["[The last referendum] in 2014 was a once in a generation referendum and we’re now in 2022. That is not a generation ago."](https://www.scotsman.com/webimg/b25lY21zOmI3NmQ4MjUwLWQwYzQtNGVlZi1iNWJhLTdiYWNiOTE1ZWFjYjo4YzM3NDc5OS1lOGMwLTQ3NmUtODNiNS05NTc4YjUyMzUwY2I=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
8. On Scottish Independence
"[The last referendum] in 2014 was a once in a generation referendum and we’re now in 2022. That is not a generation ago." Photo: Leon Neal