Margaret Thatcher Biography Made by Liza Ganzikova Form

Margaret Thatcher Biography Made by Liza Ganzikova Form 6, School No. 5

A highly respected world leader renowned for her tough leadership style, Margaret Thatcher was a Conservative Prime Minister of the UK who served from 1979 to 1990

• Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990, Thatcher resigned, and presented with a peerage, she entered the House of Lords. Her book The Downing Street Years was published in 1993. She represented the Conservative ideals

Early Life of Margaret Hilda Roberts Thathcer • Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, on October 13, 1925, the second daughter of a retail grocer, Alfred Roberts, and wife Beatrice, Margaret Hilda Roberts earned a degree in chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, aged 17, before qualifying as a barrister

• After graduation, she became a research chemist for a plastic firm, but also began to plan her political future.

Parliament Win, Third Bid of Margaret Thatcher • Thatcher made her third bid for a seat in Parliament in 1959. When the Conservative came to power in 1970, Thatcher was made Secretary of Education.

Thatcher Becomes Three-Time Prime Minister • In 1974, the Conservatives lost the general election. Thatcher decided to enter the battle to choose a new party leader. She won in February 1975, having outpolled several other candidates. With a Conservative victory in 1979, she became prime minister for the first time; winning her second term in 1983, and her third in 1987.

• Her friendship with US President Reagan and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev enabled her to play a role in ending the Cold War.

Thatcher's Last Years in Power • In November 1990, there was a change of Conservative party leadership which saw John Major replacing her. She briefly remained in Parliament, but became a member of the House of Lords after her elevation to the peerage by Queen Elizabeth II

Resources : • 1. Dale, Iain, ed. Memories of Maggie. Politicos. (2000) • 2. Liswood, Laura A. Women World Leaders: Fifteen Great Politicians Tell Their Stories. (1995)