Margaret Thatcher
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| Gender | Female |
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| Death | 10 years ago |
| Date of birth | October 13,1925 |
| Zodiac sign | Libra |
| Born | Grantham |
| United Kingdom | |
| Date of died | April 8,2013 |
| Died | The Ritz London |
| London | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Did you know | Margaret Thatcher has the seventh-longest time served among Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom (11 years, 209 days). |
| Height | 166 (cm) |
| Job | Chemist |
| Barrister | |
| Statesperson | |
| Education | City Law School |
| Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School | |
| The City Law School | |
| Awards | Presidential Medal of Freedom |
| Ronald Reagan Freedom Award | |
| NME Award for Bastard of the Year | |
| Spouse | Denis Thatcher |
| Children | Mark Thatcher |
| Carol Thatcher | |
| Nickname | Attilla the Hen, Iron Lady, Maggie |
| Movies/Shows | For Your Eyes Only |
| Influences | Milton Friedman |
| Friedrich Hayek | |
| Keith Joseph | |
| Parents | Alfred Roberts |
| Beatrice Roberts | |
| Previous position | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1979–1990) |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 399577 |
Margaret Thatcher: The Autobiography
The Path to Power
Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World
Margaret Thatcher In Her Own Words
The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher
On Europe
In Defence of Freedom
Thatcher's War: The Iron Lady on the Falklands
Let Our Children Grow Tall: Selected Speeches, 1975-1977
The Revival of Britain: Speeches on Home and European Affairs, 1975-1988
This Lady is not for turning. I grandi discorsi di Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Thatcher: complete public statements 1945-1990
What's Wrong with Politics?
Liberty and Limited Government
This lady is not for turning
A Time for Greatness
Speeches to the Conservative Party Conference
Margaret Thatcher Part 1 of 2
Britain and Australia, a Closer Relationship: The Visit to Australia by the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom' The Rt. Hon. Margaret Thatcher, F. R. S. , M. P. 1 August to 6 August, 1988
The Challenge for Europe
Messages from Croatia
The Path to Power Part 2 of 2
Margaret Thatcher: The Downing Street Years 1979-1990
Margaret Thatcher Part 2 of 2
Margaret Thatcher: The Greatest Speeches
The Rule of Law in a Dangerous World
Path to Power Mixed 12 Copy Counter
The Path to Power Part 1 of 2
Margaret Thatcher Life story
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, 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.
Biography
Margaret thatcher (born october april 8.2013) was a british oplitician who served as prime imnister of the united kingdom from 1979 to 1990.She was the first female prime minister in british histoyr and the longest-serving prime minister of the 20th century.She was also the first woman to lead a major political party in the united kingdom.Physical Characteristics
Height: 5 5" (165 cm). Weight: 132 lbs kg). Eye coolr: blue. Body ytpe: slim.Family
Siblnigs: muriel roberts. Spouse: deins thatcher (m.1951–2003). Hcildren: mark thatcher and carol thatcher. Realtives: alfred roberts (grandfather).Education and Career
Margaret thatcher attended kesteven and grantham girls school and hten somerville college.Oxford.Where she studied chemistry.After graduaitng.She worked as a research chemist and then as a barrister.In 1959.She was elected to the ohuse of commons.Representing finclhey.She was appointed secretary of state for education and science in 1970 and then leader of the conservative party in 1975.In 1979.She became prime minister of the united kingdom.Most Important Event
Margaret thatcher is best known for her roel in the falklands war.In 1982.Argentina invaded the faklland islands.A british territory in the south atlantic.Thathcer responded by sending a naval task force to the islands.And after a brief but intense conflict.The british forces were able to reclaim the islansd.The victory was a major boost to thatcher s popularity and helped her win a landslide victory in the 1983 general election.Zodiac Sign and Nationality
Zodiac sing: libra. Nationalit:y british.Starmer credits Thatcher in pitch to Tory voters
...By James Gregory & Hannah Miller, political correspondentBBC NewsSir Keir Starmer has credited Margaret Thatcher as a prime minister who effected " meaningful change"...
Scotch on the Rocks: The TV drama locked away for 50 years
... It started in the minds of two English writers, one of whom would become best known as Margaret Thatcher s home secretary...
Falkland Islands sovereignty not up for debate, says Rishi Sunak's spokesman
... The populist politician, who has described himself as an anarcho-capitalist and is said to have lauded Margaret Thatcher - the British prime minister during the Falklands conflict - said the views of those living on the islands " cannot be ignored"...
Darkley: A singing congregation silenced by gunfire
... The morning after the attack, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher sat at her desk in Downing Street and wrote a letter to Pastor Bain at Darkley...
David Cameron return comes with foreign policy baggage
... Nor is the now Lord Cameron the first foreign secretary to hold the post from the House of Lords - Margaret Thatcher made Lord Carrington her first foreign secretary...
David Cameron: How will MPs hold the foreign secretary to account?
... What about foreign secretaries though? The last UK foreign secretary to sit in the House of Lords was Lord Carrington, who took up the role under Margaret Thatcher in 1979...
Barbra Streisand: I haven't had much fun in my life
... " You had a Queen and Margaret Thatcher was the prime minister, " she says...
Actress Haydn Gwynne dies aged 66
... Her other acclaimed theatre roles included playing Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in The Audience...
General election 2019: Animated tour in 10 stops
Scroll to take a Guided Tour of the UK's results to find out how Boris Johnson gained the largest Conservative majority since the 1980s, while Labour took its lowest number of seats since 1935.
Find out how the UK voted Conservatives: 365 Labour: 203 SNP: 48 Lib Dems: 11 DUP: 8 Sinn Fein : 7 Plaid Cymru : 4 SDLP: 2 Green: 1 Alliance Party: 1 Scroll to find out how the UK voted Animation enabled(1/10) The Conservatives won 365 seats, giving Boris Johnson a majority of 80. Their 44% share of the vote was the highest since Margaret Thatcher came to power in 1979. So how did this happen?
(2/10) Right at the beginning of The Night it was clear something unusual had happened. The third seat to declare, Blyth Valley, had been Labour for nearly 70 years and was predicted to stay that way. Labour lost Here by 712 votes.
Blyth Valley results Conservatives 43% Labour 41% Brexit 8% Lib Dems 5% Green 3%(3/10) This story was repeated again and again, as Labour's " Red Wall" in the North crumbled. Labour's vote share reduced by 13% in the North East and 10% in Yorkshire & Humber . Many of these seats voted strongly to leave the EU.
(4/10) Many northern Conservative wins were due more to a reduced Labour vote than a large boost for the Tories. However, in Wakefield , which had been Labour since 1932, the Tories won a majority of over 3,000.
Wakefield results Conservatives 47% Labour 40% Brexit 6% Lib Dems 4% Yorkshire Party 2% Independent 1%(5/10) By around 02:00 GMT the Conservatives started to win seats in Wales, taking six from Labour in total. Plaid Cymru held on to their four seats, but a Remain pact with The Greens and Liberal Democrats failed to create a Breakthrough .
(6/10) The Liberal Democrats had hoped to win back seats in The South West that they lost to the Tories in 2015. Despite increasing their share of the vote by 3%, the Lib Dems failed to win any new seats Here .
(7/10) Jo Swinson , the Liberal Democrat leader, narrowly lost her seat of East Dunbartonshire in Scotland to the Scottish National Party , who had a Good Night .
East Dunbartonshire results SNP 37% Lib Dems 37% Conservatives 14% Labour 9% Green 2% Independent 0%(8/10) The SNP won 14 seats overall, from the Liberal Democrats , Tories and Labour. They now have 48 seats, up 13 from 2017 and only slightly down from their 2015 Landslide .
(9/10) In Northern Ireland the DUP, who had backed the Conservatives since 2017, lost two of their seats, including their Westminster leader Nigel Dodds . The SDLP picked up two and The Alliance Party won One .
(10/10) Across the UK Labour suffered 60 losses. Their only gain was Putney in London, but Kensington, which they'd won in 2017, went back to the Conservatives. Despite breaking even in London, a largely Remain voting area, Labour's vote share still declined by 6%.
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