Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher the was first woman in Britain to hold the office of Prime Minister. She is also the first woman to lead a major political party, the Conservative Party]], and the first of only three women to hold one of the four highest seats in the government of the United Kingdom. Nicknamed the "Iron Lady," Thatcher was known for her strong opposition to the Soviet Union, economic policy centered around an increase in indirect taxes, opposition to the early proposals of the European Union, defense of the Falkland Islands against Argentinian invasion and agreeing to return control of Hong Kong to China. Thatcher currently holds a permanent seat in the House of Lords.

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• October 13, 1925: Born in Grantham, Lincolnshire, UK

• 1946: President of the Oxford University Conservative Association

• 1959: Elected and takes her seat in the House of Commons

• 1961-1964: promoted to Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance

• 1970: Margaret becomes Education Minister

• 1975: Margaret wins the leadership of the Conservative Party

• 1979: The wins the election and Thatcher becomes Britain's first woman Prime Minister

• 1979 - 1990: Prime Minster of England

• 1990 - Present: Baroness Thatcher has a seat in the House of Lords

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