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Margaret Thatcher

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990

Margaret Thatcher

Born:October 13, 1925

Died:April 8, 2013

Age at death:87

Manner of death:Natural Causes

Cause of death:Stroke

Zodiac Sign:Libra

Height:1.65 m (5′5″)

Born in:Grantham, United Kingdom

Buried in:United Kingdom

Languages:English

PoliticianBarristerResearch ScientistChemistStatespersonAutobiographerBusiness Executive

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Famous For

Movies & TV

Blessed by FireThe Spirit of '45Belluscone: A Sicilian StoryThe Shock DoctrineThe Forecaster

Books

Peace dividendBruges speechWe have become a grandmotherStatecraft: Strategies for a Changing WorldThe Path to Power

Awards

honorary doctor of the University of Łódź (2008)Clare Boothe Luce Award (2002)Order of the White Lion (1999)Ronald Reagan Freedom Award (1998)Grand Order of King Dmitar Zvonimir (1998)

Biography

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (née Roberts; 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. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. As prime minister, she implemented policies that came to be known as Thatcherism. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. Thatcher studied chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford, and worked briefly as a research chemist before becoming a barrister. She was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. Edward Heath appointed her Secretary of State for Education and Science in his 1970–1974 government. In 1975 she defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election to become Leader of the Opposition and the first woman to lead a major British political party. On becoming prime minister after winning the 1979 general election, Thatcher introduced a series of economic policies intended to reverse high inflation and Britain's struggles in the wake of the Winter of Discontent and an oncoming recession. Her political philosophy and economic policies emphasised greater individual liberty, the privatisation of state-owned companies, and reducing the power and influence of trade unions. Her popularity in her first years in office waned amid the recession and rising unemployment. Victory in the 1982 Falklands War and the recovering economy brought a resurgence of support, resulting in the Conservative Party being returned to government in a landslide victory in 1983. She survived an assassination attempt by the Provisional IRA in the 1984 Brighton hotel bombing and achieved a political victory against the National Union of Mineworkers in the 1984–85 miners' strike. In 1986 Thatcher oversaw the deregulation of UK financial markets, leading to an economic boom, in what came to be known as the Big Bang. Thatcher was re-elected for a third term with another landslide in 1987, but her subsequent support for the Community Charge (also known as the "poll tax") was widely unpopular, and her increasingly Eurosceptic views on the European Community were not shared by others in her cabinet. She resigned as prime minister and party leader in 1990, after a challenge was launched to her leadership, and was succeeded by John Major, her Chancellor of the Exchequer. After retiring from the House of Commons in 1992, Thatcher was given a life peerage, which entitled her to sit in the House of Lords. In 2013 she died of a stroke at the Ritz Hotel, London, at the age of 87. A polarising figure in British politics, she is nonetheless viewed favourably in historical rankings and public opinion of British prime ministers. Her tenure constituted a realignment towards neoliberal policies in Britain; the complex legacy attributed to this shift continues to be debated into the 21st century.

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U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the condolence book for former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in London, United Kingdom, April 11, 2013. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]

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Margaret Thatcher speaking at the front a large English cathedral. Carl Albert and Parliament members are beside her. Magna Carta delegation

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The condolence book for former Primer Minister, Lady Thatcher signed by the visiting G8 Foreign Ministers, 11 April 2013.

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On the 14th June 1982, the war in the Falkland Islands between Great Britain and Argentina came to an end. The conflict lasted 74 days and ended with the Argentine surrender on 14 June 1982, which returned the islands to British control. During the conflict, 649 Argentine military personnel, 255 British military personnel and 3 Falkland Islanders died. This letter dated from the 15th June 1982 is from UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher to New Zealand Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. Though New Zealand were not involved in the Falklands War, Robert Muldoon offered his full support to Great Britain. This offer included sending the HMNZS Canterbury and HMNZS Waikato to the Indian Ocean to relieve Royal Navy frigates, so they in turn could be deployed in the Falklands. New Zealand also broke off all diplomatic relations with Argentina. This letter, along with photograph albums presented to Robert Muldoon to commemorate official visits and engagements and official and personal correspondence were donated to Archives New Zealand by Lady Thea Muldoon, wife of the late Robert Muldoon. Other items of interest in this series of records include: photographs of Muldoon and US President Ronald Reagan; Queen Elizabeth II on the opening of the Beehive in Wellington and a letter of thanks from the Duke of Edinburgh. Archives Reference: AAXO 8029 W4742 25/261 For updates on our On This Day series and news from Archives New Zealand, follow us on Twitter twitter.com/ArchivesNZ Material from Archives New Zealand

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Margaret Thatcher being presented with a bunch of flowers.

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This graph shows the annual U.K. GDP Growth from 1948 to 2012, expressed in percentage terms, with data taken from the Office of National Statistics. The years under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who administered the government from 1979 to1990, are highlighted. It is my own work. Please note that it ends at the Q4 2012 period. To see a version with slightly different coloring, please see: here. To see a general graph of this trend, please see: here. To see the original data set, please see: here.

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This graph shows the annual U.K. GDP Growth from 1948 to 2012, expressed in percentage terms, with data taken from the Office of National Statistics. The years under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who administered the government from 1979 to1990, are highlighted. It is my own work. Please note that it ends at the Q4 2012 period. To see a version with slightly different coloring, please see: here. To see a general graph of this trend, please see: here. To see the original data set, please see: here.

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