Thatcher

 Born 13th October 1925 - Conservative Prime Minister 1979-1990

__Political Career__  Was elected Undersecretary by Macmillan; Ministry of pensions in 1961. (Also national insurance) In 1964 she became Conservative spokesman on Housing and Land In 1966, was placed in the shadow treasury In 1967, she was selected to take part in a professional exchange programme. Spent time in US cities Prior to the election of 1970, she was promoted to Shadow Transport and then to Education Appointed Secretary of State and Education by Edward Heath in 1970 Was elected as leader of the conservatives in 1975 __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;"> Achievements __ <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">First female to lead a major political party and to become Prime minister <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Gave priority to academic needs of students <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Abolished free school milk to seven to eleven year olds (was nicknamed ‘milk snatcher’) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Passionate about adopting comprehensive secondary education and closing grammar schools, make education available to all __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">As Leader Of the Opposition __ <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Made an attack on the Russians about Communism and their ideals Russian newspaper to nickname her the 'Iron Lady' <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Attacked Labour's unemployment record __<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">As Prime Minister __ <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">She tackled the economic and tax problems with her chancellor Geoffrey Howe <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Dealt with Foreign Affairs as she came to office at the end of the Cold War <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Committed to reducing the power of the Trade Unions <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Privatisation <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Northern Ireland issues (IRA) <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt 18pt; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13.5pt;">Falkland’s War