CPAC organisers said they were thrilled to announce Liz Truss as a speaker.
Former UK Prime Minister and member of Parliament Liz Truss will make a public appearance in Australia, speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conferences (CPAC) Australia event.
To be held at the Sofitel Hotel Brisbane on Oct. 5-6, CPAC Australia National Director Andrew Cooper told The Epoch Times that he is thrilled and honoured to have Truss attending and speaking at the event, along with many other prominent speakers.
“We are thrilled to announce that the Honourable Liz Truss, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, will speak at CPAC events for her only public appearance in Australia.”
Other prominent speakers at the event will include the Hon. Senator Bridget McKenzie from Victoria, Senator Alex Antic from South Australia, Indigenous leader Warren Mundine, British Comedian Leo Kearse, and others.
Truss was the UK Prime Minister from September to October 2022, making her the shortest UK Primer Minster in British history.
She is a member of the Conservative Party and has held various government positions, including foreign secretary, international trade secretary, and chief secretary to the treasury.
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In his letter about the upcoming CPAC conference, Cooper said that Truss’s tenure as prime minister was short and characterised by economic and political obstacles during that time.
He said her ambitious policy proposals “faced considerable opposition from the ‘wets’ within her party and public commentary from embedded external interests, contributing to her leadership’s rapid and challenging end.”
Describing the nature of politics, Cooper said, “Her early departure underscored the often-precarious nature of political office and the difficulties inherent in balancing bold vision with the realities of governance.”
According to CPAC Australia’s public statement, CPAC is a values-based, non-profit, conservative organisation that embraces the best of Howard, Reagan, and Thatcher ideals while exploring new ideas and themes for the coming generations.
This is the third CPAC Conference held in Australia, followed by the 2023 CPAC conference in Sydney, where over 40 speakers spoke at the event, including former Australian Prime Minster Tony Abbot, and the 2022 CPAC Conference, also in Sydney.
CPAC was initially an American event. The first conference was held in 1974 when U.S. President Ronald Reagan gave the keynote speech during his presidential campaign. President Donald Trump’s speech at CPAC 2011 is credited with birthing his political career.
