Margaret Thatcher - Wikipedia Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher[nb 2] (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
Margaret Thatcher | Biography Facts | Britannica Thatcher first ran for Parliament in 1950 but was unsuccessful, despite increasing the local Conservative vote by 50 percent In 1959 she entered the House of Commons, winning the “safe” Conservative seat of Finchley in northern London
Margaret Thatcher Foundation This is the website of the Margaret Thatcher Foundation, the largest contemporary history site of its kind We offer free access to thousands of historical documents relating to the Thatcher period
History of Baroness Thatcher - GOV. UK Her victory was considered a surprise by many In 1979, the Conservative Party won the General Election and Thatcher became PM, taking over from James Callaghan