Thatcher, Margaret, Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven)
- Thatcher, Margaret, Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven)
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orig. Margaret Hilda Roberts
born Oct. 13, 1925, Grantham, Lincolnshire, Eng.
British politician and prime minister (1979–90).
She earned a degree from the University of Oxford,
where she was one of the first woman presidents of the Oxford University Conservative Association,
then worked as a research chemist.
After her marriage to Denis Thatcher (
1951),
she read for the bar and specialized in tax law.
She was elected to Parliament in 1959 and served as secretary of state for education and science (
1970–
74).
As a member of the Conservative Party'
s newly energetic right wing,
she succeeded Edward Heath as party leader in 1975.
In 1979 she became Britain'
s first woman prime minister.
She advocated individual initiative,
confronted the labour unions,
privatized national industries and utilities and attempted to privatize aspects of health care and education,
pursued a strong monetarist policy,
and endorsed a firm commitment to NATO.
Her landslide victory in 1983 owed partly to her decisive leadership in the Falkland Islands War.
A split in party ranks over European monetary and political integration led to her resignation in 1990,
by which time she had become Britain'
s longest continuously serving prime minister since 1827.
Margaret Thatcher, 1983.
AP/Wide World Photos
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Universalium.
2010.
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Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven — noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) • Syn: ↑Thatcher, ↑Margaret Thatcher, ↑Margaret Hilda Thatcher, ↑Iron Lady • Instance Hypernyms: ↑stateswoman … Useful english dictionary
Margaret Thatcher — Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven LG, OM, PC (* 13. Oktober 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England als Margaret Hilda Roberts) ist eine ehemalige britische Politikerin und war von 1979 bis 1990 Pr … Deutsch Wikipedia
Thatcher — [ θætʃə], Margaret Hilda, Baroness (seit 1992) Thatcher of Kesteven [ əv kestɪvən], britische Politikerin, * Grantham 13. 10. 1925; Chemikerin und Rechtsanwältin; 1959 92 Abgeordneter der Konservativen im Unterhaus, 1970 74 Minister für… … Universal-Lexikon
Thatcher — [thach΄ər] Margaret (Hilda) Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven (born Margaret Hilda Roberts) 1925 ; Brit. politician: prime minister (1979 90) … English World dictionary
Margaret Thatcher — For other uses, see Margaret Thatcher (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
Thatcher, Margaret — ▪ prime minister of United Kingdom Introduction in full Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven , née Margaret Hilda Roberts born October 13, 1925, Grantham, Lincolnshire, England British Conservative Party politician and… … Universalium
Kesteven — infobox historic subdivision Name= Lincolnshire, Parts of Kesteven HQ= Status= Administrative county Start= 1889 End= 1974 Replace= Lincolnshire The Parts of Kesteven are a traditional subdivision of Lincolnshire, England. This subdivision had… … Wikipedia
Margaret — /mahr geuh rit, grit/, n. a female given name: from a Greek word meaning pearl. * * * (as used in expressions) Frances Margaret Anderson Edith Margaret Emily Ashcroft Atwood Margaret Eleanor Bourke White Margaret Brent Margaret Margaret Tobin… … Universalium
Margaret Hilda Thatcher — noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) • Syn: ↑Thatcher, ↑Margaret Thatcher, ↑Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, ↑Iron Lady • Instance Hypernyms: ↑stateswoman … Useful english dictionary
Margaret Thatcher — noun British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister (born in 1925) • Syn: ↑Thatcher, ↑Margaret Hilda Thatcher, ↑Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, ↑Iron Lady • Instance Hypernyms: ↑stateswoman … Useful english dictionary
