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# Margaret Thatcher

The Iron Lady

![Margaret Thatcher](https://d279m997dpfwgl.cloudfront.net/wp/2013/04/0408_thatcher-un-768x516.jpg)

Britain's Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher answers a reporters question during a news conference at the United Nations, June 23, 1982.

## From Grantham to the House of Lords

- **1925, October 13**: Born, Margaret Hilda Roberts in Grantham, Lincolnshire
- **1947, June**: Graduates from Oxford with a chemistry degree.
- **1951, December 13**: Marries Denis Thatcher
- **1953, August 15 **: Gives birth to twins, Mark and Carol
- **1954, June 1**: Qualifies as a lawyer.
- **1959, October 8**: Elected to Parliament as a Conesrvative MP for Finchley.
- **1970, June 20**: Appointed as secretary of state for eduation and science by Edward Heath after the Conservative victory in the 1970 general elections.
- **1975, February 11**: Elected leader of the Conservative Party.
- **1979, May 3**: Wins national elections to become Britain's first female prime minister. She would go on to hold the position for 11 and a half years — the longest serving prime minister of the 20th century.
- **1990, November 22**: Resigns from parliament after losing support of the party over differences on European Economic Community policy and the "poll tax".
- **1992, June 26**: Becomes Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven, a member of the unelected House of Lords with a lifetime title.
- **2002, March 22**: Ends public speaking after suffering a series of small strokes.
- **2003, June 26**: Her husband, Sir Denis Thatcher, dies at the age of 88.
- **2013, April 8**: Dies of stroke.

Read more about this amazing lady on [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher).

Sources:

[The life of Margaret Thatcher – timeline by The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2013/apr/08/life-of-margaret-thatcher-timeline)  
[Margaret Thatcher timeline: Life and career milestones by Politico](https://www.politico.com/story/2013/04/margaret-thatcher-timeline-life-and-career-milestones-089743)