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Born in Cableton, Knotting Downs, Moss left school in 1972 with four qualifications. After working four jobs, Moss entered the finance sector with a career at [[Golding Smithant]]. She was elected as a councillor in Carrington South, and later an MP at the 1981 general election. Initially serving as the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Children and Families before being appointed a minister. In 1996, following a change of prime ministership, she was promoted to the Cabinet by [[Aveline Tharen]] as Education Secretary, later being moved to become Justice Secretary the same year. During the Rothgerus administration, she held numerous shadow cabinet positions, most notably Shadow Chancellor.
Moss was a supporter of [[Walter Johannes]] as [[Leader of the Conservatives (MBE)|Leader of the Conservatives]] in the 2004 party election, later becoming Chancellor of the Exchequer under him after his electoral victory in [[2005 Great Morstaybishlia General Election|2005]]. The first female chancellor, Moss also became the longest, serving for twelve and a half years. It has remained unclear to this day why she tendered her resignation in 2017, though Moss referred to it as "something I didn't regret".
Moss received a [[Wikipedia:Dame|damehood]] in 2019.
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