Margaret Thatcher Conservative Party
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Margaret thatcher conservative party. 13 october 1925 8 april 2013 was a british stateswoman who served as prime minister of the united kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and leader of the conservative party from 1975 to 1990. 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. Margaret thatcher became britains conservative party leader and in 1979 was elected prime minister the first woman to hold the position.
Margaret hilda thatcher baroness thatcher lg om dstj pc frs honfrsc nee roberts. Incumbent leader edward heath stood aside after the first ballot in which he unexpectedly finished behind thatcher. The uks first female prime minister and conservative party leader died at 87 in 2013.
During her three terms she cut social welfare programs. 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. The 1990 conservative party leadership election in the united kingdom took place on 20 november 1990 following the decision of michael heseltine former defence and environment secretary to challenge margaret thatcher the incumbent prime minister for leadership of the conservative party.
Thatcherism is a type of british conservative ideology named after conservative party leader margaret thatcherthe term has been used to describe the principles of the british government under thatcher from the 1979 general election to her resignation in 1990 and continuing into the conservative governments under john major and david cameron. She was the longest serving british prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. President my lords ladies and gentlemen the bomb attack on the grand hotel early this morning was first and foremost an inhuman undiscriminating attempt to massacre innocent unsuspecting men and women staying in brighton for our conservative conference.