Margaret Thatcher Becomes Prime Minister Of Great Britain
In 1979 margaret thatcher became the uks first female prime minister and episode 1 of the fourth season of the crown shows her first audience with the queen.
Margaret thatcher becomes prime minister of great britain. Margaret thatcher in full margaret hilda thatcher baroness thatcher of kesteven nee margaret hilda roberts born october 13 1925 grantham lincolnshire englanddied april 8 2013 london british conservative party politician and prime minister 197990 europes first woman prime minister. Margaret hilda thatcher baroness thatcher lg om dstj pc frs honfrsc nee roberts. Margaret thatcher became britains conservative party leader and in 1979 was elected prime minister the first woman to hold the position.
She was the longest serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. The only british prime minister in the 20th century to win three consecutive terms and at the time of her resignation britains longest continuously serving prime minister since 1827.