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Margaret Thatcher: UK Prime Minister Biography

Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 1979 to 1990. She was born in 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire and studied chemistry at Oxford University. After graduating, she worked as a chemical researcher and became involved in politics as a member of the Conservative Party. She was elected Prime Minister in 1979 and served over 11 years, introducing economic reforms known as Thatcherism. However, her leadership faced opposition and she resigned in 1990. Margaret Thatcher died in 2013 at the age of 87.

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Margaret Thatcher: UK Prime Minister Biography

Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, serving from 1979 to 1990. She was born in 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire and studied chemistry at Oxford University. After graduating, she worked as a chemical researcher and became involved in politics as a member of the Conservative Party. She was elected Prime Minister in 1979 and served over 11 years, introducing economic reforms known as Thatcherism. However, her leadership faced opposition and she resigned in 1990. Margaret Thatcher died in 2013 at the age of 87.

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Biography

of
Margaret Thatcher
(Prime Minister of England)
1979-1990
Margaret Hilda Robert is a former British Prime Minister.
Margaret was born on 13th October 1925, in Grantham,
Lincolnshire, England. She is the younger daughter of Alfred and
Beatrice Roberts.
Childhood

Margaret spent her childhood in Grantham City . Her father


has a store. Margaret with her older sister, Muriel grew up in a flat
above the store.

Her father was a greengrocer and respected town leader,


serving as lay-leader with their church, city-alderman and then as
Mayor.

When Margaret was five years old, she took piano lessons
and became a member of the church choir.
Education
When Margaret was primary school, she went to Huntingtower
Road Primary School. Then,she continued her education to Kesteven
and Grantham Girls School. She likes swim, travel, and hockey.

Margaret finished her education when The Second World War


was ongoing. Then, she got scholarship in Oxford University. She took
Somerville College, Oxford to learn chemistry in 1943.

In the university , she was active at political and served as


President of Oxford Conservative Association. After graduating,
Margaret moved to Colchester, where she was worked as a chemical
researcher in BX Plastics Company.
Life and Career
In February 1949, Margaret met Denis Thatcher, a rich
businessman from Dartford. In 1951, she was invited to stand as the
Conservative candidate in the safe Labour seat of Dartford but she lost.
Two moons after her defeat, Margaret married Denis Thatcher and they
had twin children, Mark Thatcher and Carol Thatcher.

Margaret was elected Prime Minister in May 1979 and served


for eleven and half years, longer than any other British Prime Minister.
In 1983, Britain’s economic growth was stronger and the term
‘Thatcherism’ came to refer to Margaret Thatcher. Under her rule,
Margaret introduced a new system to increase revenue but her new
system was opposed by local government.
In 1990, Margaret’s great supporter, Geoffrey Howe resigned
from his position as Deputy of Prime Minister . It caused the collapse of
Margaret Thatcher’s government in England.

Margaret Thatcher became House of Lords’s member in 1992.


She has been honored by the Queen as ‘Order of Merit’, one of a tribute
mark as a reward for an amazing work.

In 24th August 2008, Margaret suffered dementia. Dementia is


The loss of cognitive functioning-thinking, remembering, and reasoning
and behavioral abilities to such an extent. Margaret Thatcher died on
8 April 2013 at the age of 87 after suffering a stroke.

Margaret was one of the important figure of this century. Her


political philosophy came to be known as Thatcherism. Prior to her term,
she was already known as ”Iron Lady” because of her opposition to
comunnism.
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