Margaret Thatcher

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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Rt. Hon. Baroness Thatcher

In office 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990
Deputy	William Whitelaw (1979 - 1988) Geoffrey Howe (1988 - 1990)
Preceded by	James Callaghan
Succeeded by	John Major

Born	13 October 1925 Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Sir Denis Thatcher, Bt.

Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher LG, OM, PC, FRS (born Margaret Hilda Roberts October 13, 1925) was the first woman Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. Leader of the Conservative Party, she is often remembered by her nickname, "the Iron Lady" and "Mad Maggie". She also directed British troops in 1982 to recapture the Falkland Islands from Argentina, which had captured them for a short time, in the Falkland War. Also, she had the second longest single term in history. She also married Sir Dennis Thatcher.

She suffered from very strong opposition when she attempted to introduce a poll tax into Britain. This caused widespread rioting across the country.This is one of the reasons why she was replaced in 1990 by John Major.

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