Margaret Thatcher

Margaret Thatcher

Early life and education:Margaret Thatcher was born in Grantham,

Lincolnshire, on 13 October 1925. Her father was Alfred Roberts, originally from Northamptonshire, and her mother was Beatrice Ethel (née Stephenson) from Lincolnshire. She spent her childhood in Grantham where her father owned two grocery shops. Her father was active in local politics.

Margaret Thatcher : Biography

After graduating from Oxford University she worked as a research chemist. Later she studied law and eventually became a barrister.

Margaret Thatcher : Biography

On 13th December, 1951 she married Denis Thatcher, a successful businessman. A member of the Conservative Party, Margaret Thatcher was elected to represent Finchley in October 1959. Two years later she joined the government of Harold Macmillan as joint parliamentary secretary for Pensions and National Insurance.

2. Early political career:

In the February 1950 and October 1951 general elections she campaigned for the safe Labour seat of Dartford where she attracted media attention as the youngest and the only female candidate.She lost both times to Norman Dodds but reduced the Labour majority by 6,000, and then a further 1,000. During the campaigns, she was supported by her parents and by Denis Thatcher, whom she married in December 1951. Denis funded his wife's studies for the bar ,she qualified as a barrister in 1953 and specialised in taxation.That same year her twins, Carol and Mark, were born.

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Member of Parliament (1959–1970):

Thatcher began looking for a safe Conservative seat in the mid-1950s. She was narrowly rejected as the candidate for Orpington in 1955,but was selected for Finchley in April 1958. She won the seat after a hard campaign in the 1959 election and was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP).Her maiden speech was in support of her private member's bill (Public Bodies (Admission to Meetings) Act 1960), requiring local authorities to hold their council meetings in public. In 1961 she went against the Conservative Party's official position by voting for the restoration of birching.

The Right HonourableMargaret Thatcher

Thatcher in a family portrait with her parents and older sister

Family photo: Margaret Thatcher daring to bare her arms in a personal photo in 1959. Her style is making an unexpected comeback.

The Conservative Party was defeated in the 1964 General Election and Harold Wilson became the new prime minister. Edward Heath, the new leader of the Conservatives, appointed her as Opposition Spokesman on Pensions and National Insurance. She later held opposition posts on Housing (October 1965), Treasury (April 1966), Fuel and Power (October 1967), Transport (November, 1968) and Education (October, 1969).

The Iron Lady

The Iron Lady is a 2011 British biographical film based on the life of Margaret Thatcher. The film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Thatcher is portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep. The film met with mixed reviews, although Meryl Streep's performance was widely acclaimed, earning Best Actress awards at the Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the Academy Awards.

Meryl Streep stars as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady with Jim Broadbent playing her husband Dennis.

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