Margaret Thatcher
Early life and education of M. Thatcher. Years of her membership in Parliament. Education Secretary and Cabinet Minister. Margaret as leader of the Opposition and Prime Minister. Post-Commons, husband's death and final years of Margaret Thatcher.
| Рубрика | История и исторические личности |
| Вид | реферат |
| Язык | английский |
| Дата добавления | 13.05.2015 |
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Reactions to the news of Thatcher's death were mixed in the UK, ranging from tributes lauding her as Britain's greatest-ever peacetime Prime Minister to public celebrations of her death and expressions of personalised vitriol.
Details of Thatcher's funeral had been agreed with her in advance. In line with her wishes she received a ceremonial funeral, including full military honours, with a church service at St Paul's Cathedral on 17 April. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, attended the funeral, the second time in the Queen's reign that she had attended the funeral of a former prime minister (the first being Winston Churchill's in 1965).
After the service at St Paul's Cathedral, Thatcher's body was cremated at Mortlake Crematorium, where her husband had been cremated. On 28 September a service for Thatcher was held in the All Saints Chapel of the Royal Hospital Chelsea's Margaret Thatcher Infirmary. In a private ceremony Thatcher's ashes were interred in the grounds of the hospital, next to those of her husband.
List of literature
1. Thatcher, Margaret (1979)."Conservative Party Manifesto 1979".Foreword. conservativemanifesto.com.
2. "In quotes: Margaret Thatcher", BBC, 8 April 2013.
3. Thatcher (1995), p. 182.
4. Marr (2007), pp. 248-249.
5. Thatcher (1995), p. 267.
6. James (1977), pp. 119-120.
7. Johnson, Frank (22 April 1983). "A miracle recovery for Finchley mother of two". The Times. p. 28.
8. "Queen to toast Thatcher". The Times. 16 October 1995. p. 2.
9. “Major attacks 'warrior' Thatcher".BBC News. 3 October 1999. Retrieved1 November 2008.
10. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher
Biography
Margaret Thatcher served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. She was the first woman to serve in Britain's highest political office. During her time as Prime Minister she was a staunch conservative. She also was an important leader for democracy in the Cold War against communism and the Soviet Union.
Where did she grow up?
She was born Margaret Roberts in Grantham, England on October 13, 1925. Her father was a local businessman and store owner. She had an older sister, Muriel, and the family lived above her father's grocery store.
Margaret attended Oxford University where she graduated with a degree in Chemistry.
While attending Oxford, Margaret became interested in politics. She became a strong believer in a conservative government where the government has a limited amount of intervention in business. She served as president of the Oxford University Conservative Association. After graduating in 1947 she got a job working as a chemist.
Margaret Enters Politics
A few years later Margaret tried running for office for the first time. She ran for the parliamentary seat in Dartford twice, losing both times. Being a conservative, she had little chance to win, but it was good experience for her. She then went back to school and earned her law degree.
Time in Parliament
In 1959 Thatcher won a seat on the House of Commons representing Finchley. She would serve there in some manner for the next 30 years.
In 1970 Margaret was appointed to the position of Education Secretary. Her position in the Conservative Party continued to rise over the next few years. In 1975 when the Conservative Party lost the majority position, she took over the leadership of the party and was the first woman to become Leader of the Opposition.
Prime Minister
Thatcher became Prime Minister on May 4, 1979. She held the top position in the United Kingdom for over 10 years.
Margaret continued to serve as a Member of Parliament until 1992 when she retired. She remained active in politics, wrote several books, and gave speeches for the next 10 years. In 2003 her husband Denis died and she suffered a number of small strokes. She died ten years later on April 8, 2013 in London.
Interesting Facts About Margaret Thatcher
She married Denis Thatcher in 1951. She and Denis had two children, twins Mark and Carol.
While Secretary of Education she ended a free milk program in the schools. She was known for a time as "Thatcher, the milk snatcher".
Her brand of conservatism and politics is often referred to as Thatcherism today.
She got her nickname "The Iron Lady" from Soviet Captain Yuri Gavrilov in response to her strong opposition to communism.
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom from the United States.
As to why she was in politics she said "I am in politics because of the conflict between good and evil, and I believe that in the end good will triumph."
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