Margaret thatcher short biography
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Margaret Thatcher
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to
"Iron Lady" redirects here. For other uses, see Iron Lady (disambiguation) and Margaret Thatcher (disambiguation).
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher[nb 2] (née&#;Roberts; 13&#;October &#;&#; 8&#;April ), was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from to and Leader of the Conservative Party from to She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the position. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style.
Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. She was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in Edward Heath appointed
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Margaret Hilda Roberts was born on 13 October in Grantham, Lincolnshire, the daughter of a grocer. She went to Oxford University and then became a research chemist, retraining to become a barrister in In , she married Denis Thatcher, a wealthy businessman, with whom she had two children.
Early political career
Thatcher became a Conservative member of parliament for Finchley in North London in , serving as its MP until Her first parliamentary post was junior minister for pensions in Harold Macmillan's government. From to , when Labour were in power, she served in a number of positions in Edward Heath's shadow cabinet. Heath became prime minister in and Thatcher was appointed secretary for education.
Leadership
After the Conservatives were defeated in , Thatcher challenged Heath for the leadership of the party and, to the surprise of many, won. In the general election, the Conservatives came to power and Thatcher became prime minister.
She was an advocate of privatising state
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Baroness Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher’s father, a shopkeeper and Mayor of Grantham, was a major influence in her childhood. She was educated at the local grammar school and studied Chemistry at Oxford University, where she became president of the university Conservative association.
Thatcher read for the Bar before being elected as the Conservative MP for Finchley in She held junior posts before becoming Shadow Spokesperson for Education, and entered the Cabinet as Education sekreterare in
In Opposition she stood against Edward Heath for the party leadership in and won. Her victory was considered a surprise bygd many. In , the Conservative Party won the General Election and Thatcher became PM, taking over from James Callaghan.
Her first 2 years in office were not easy - unemployment was very high, but the economy gradually showed improvement. She brought more of her supporters into the Cabinet, and added to her reputation by leading the country to war against Argentina in the Falkl