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Studio portrait, c. 1995–96
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Margaret Thatcher coat of arms
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013), was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. The longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century, she was the first woman to hold that office. As prime minister, she implemented policies that became 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, the first woman to lead a major political party in the United Kingdom.
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- Margaret Roberts, [so far!] (How many Sixes does Adolf Nazi have to Roll?)
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- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1984 (Caroline Era)
- Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the British Union from 1984 to 1991 (Cinco De Mayo)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2010 (Claymoreverse II)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 (Double Collapse)
- Margaret Thatcher, Leader of the Opposition from 1975 to 1978 (Election '78)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1974 to 2013 (Hitler's Win)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 2001 (The Iron Lady)
- Margaret Thatcher, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (Invincible)
- Margaret Thatcher, 30th Chancellor of Cygnia (Joan of What?)
- Margaret Thatcher, British fascist politician (Neville Stays)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1984 (Nihon no heiwa)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1983 (President Welles)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1962 to 1988 (Soaring Eagles)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1984 (Successful Brighton Bombing)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1979 to 1992 (The Era of Relative Peace)
- Margaret Thatcher, Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1977 to 1982 (The Found Order)
- Margaret Thatcher, Incumbent Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2009 (Vive l'Emperor)
- Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 (Victory To The Rising Sun)