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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher [nb 2] (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990.
On 8 April 2013, former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87. On 17 April, she was honoured with a ceremonial funeral. Due to polarised opinions about her achievements and legacy, the reaction to her death was mixed across the UK, including contrasting praise ...
This is a list of prime ministers of the United Kingdom by age. This table can be sorted to display prime ministers of the United Kingdom by name, order of office, date of birth, age at appointment, length of retirement, or lifespan. Age at appointment is determined by the day a prime minister assumed office for the first time. Length of retirement is determined from the day a prime minister ...
Sir Salman Rushdie has made the surprising revelation that it was Margaret Thatcher who inspired his decision to not name the knifeman who brutally attacked him in his new memoir.. The Indian-born ...
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Margaret Thatcher 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990 First Lord of the Treasury: Minister for the Civil Service: Minister of State, Civil Service Department: Paul Channon: 7 May 1979 – 5 January 1981 Barney Hayhoe: 5 January 1981 – 12 November 1981 Lord Chancellor: The Lord Hailsham of St Marylebone: 5 May 1979 The Lord Havers: 13 June 1987
The UK had its first female prime minister in Margaret Thatcher, but in everyday life many women were still overlooked and underpaid – and they wanted to do something about it. “I was in a ...
Margaret Thatcher, the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. There have been three female prime ministers, all Conservative. They have led the United Kingdom for a total of 14 years, 268 days. Margaret Thatcher – served May 1979 – November 1990, 11 years, 208 days. Theresa May – served July 2016 – July 2019, 3 years, 11 days.