Liz Truss, UK foreign Secretary, has been elected leader of the Conservative Party and would become next British prime minister.
This was announced on Monday by Graham Brady, returning officer of the 1922 committee of conservative backbench MPs.
Truss’ victory is coming after a closely contested race with Rishi Sunak, former UK Chancellor.
The race to the leadership of the party began in July after Boris Johnson announced his departure following a series of scandals and resignations from his government.
Voting among the party members for choosing Johnson’s successor closed on Friday.
She will become the conservatives’ fourth prime minister since a 2015 election and also UK’s third female prime minister like Margaret Thatcher and Theresa May.
