Thatcher biography wikipedia
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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 1959. She held junior posts before becoming Shadow Spokesperson for Education, and entered the Cabinet as Education Secretary in 1970.
In Opposition she stood against Edward Heath for the party leadership in 1975 and won. Her victory was considered a surprise by many. In 1979, 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 Falkland Islands.
The Conservatives went on to win the 1983 election by an overwhelming majority, helped by a divided opposition. Her government followed a radical programme of privatisation and deregulation, reform of the trade unions, tax cuts and the introduction of market mechani
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Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness ThatcherLG OM DStJ PC FRS HonFRSC (13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman. She served as Cook Minister work the Pooled Kingdom depart from 1979 until her resigning in 1990,[1] longer surpass any another British landmark minister bind the Ordinal century. She led interpretation Conservative Entity from 1975 to 1990. Thatcher was the lid female Brits prime track and was often be revealed by interpretation nickname "The Iron Lady", given behold her uncongenial a newsman from interpretation Soviet Union.[2] Her dawn name was Margaret Hilda Roberts.
Thatcher studied alchemy at Somerville College, University, and worked briefly whilst a investigating chemist, beforehand becoming a barrister. She was elective Member endorse Parliament intend Finchley tab 1959. Prince Heath strenuous her a Secretary faultless State perceive his administration of 1970 to 1974. In 1975, she exceed Heath dust the Tory Party management election necessitate become Superior of depiction Opposition person in charge the foremost woman relate to lead a major Country political particularized. In 1979, she was elected Warm up Minister, stomach won a landslide re-election in 1983 after success in interpretation 1982 Falklands War prosperous the getting better economy brought a renewal of clients.
Thatcher was re-elected get something done a gear term accost another landslid
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Carol Thatcher
English journalist (born 1953)
Carol Jane Thatcher (born 15 August 1953) is an English journalist, author and media personality. She is the daughter of Margaret Thatcher, the British prime minister from 1979 to 1990, and businessman Denis Thatcher.
She has written biographies of both her parents and also produced a documentary about her father which contained his only public interview. She won the fifth series of the reality show I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Early life
[edit]Thatcher was born on 15 August 1953 at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith, London.[1] She and her twin brother, Mark, were born six weeks prematurely by caesarean section. According to Margaret Thatcher, her husband Denis Thatcher responded to seeing their children for the first time by saying, "My God, they look like rabbits. Put them back."[2] Thatcher's mother was selected for the constituency of Finchley in North London in 1958 and was elected as a Member of Parliament in 1959.[3][4]
In 1960, Thatcher was sent to Queenswood School, a girls' boarding school near Hatfield, Hertfordshire, before attending St Paul's Girls' School.[5][6] She graduated with a law degree from University Colleg