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Margaret Thatcher

Margaret ThatcherAKA Margaret Hilda Roberts

Born: 13-Oct-1925
Birthplace: Grantham, Lincolnshire, England
Died: 8-Apr-2013
Location of death: London, England
Cause of death: Stroke
Remains: Buried, Royal Hospital Chelsea Burial Ground, London, England

Gender: Female
Religion: Methodist
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Head of State

Nationality: England
Executive summary: UK Prime Minister, 1979-90

Father: Alfred Roberts
Mother: Beatrice Roberts
Sister: Muriel Cullen (b. 1921, d. 2004)
Husband: Denis Thatcher (m. 13-Dec-1951, d. 26-Jun-2003, one son, one daughter)
Son: Mark Thatcher (twin, b. 15-Aug-1953)
Daughter: Carol Thatcher (twin, b. 15-Aug-1953)

    High School: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School (1936-43)
    University: BA Chemistry, Oxford University (1943-47)
    Administrator: Chancellor, College of William and Mary (1994-2000)

    UK Prime Minister (1979-90)
    UK Minister Secretary of State for Education and Science (1970-74)
    UK Parliamentary Secretary Pensions and National Insurance (1961-64)
    UK Member of Parliament for Finchley (1959-92)
    J. Lyons & Co. Research Chemist (1949-51)
    British Xylonite Co. Research Chemist (1947-49)
    Hollinger International Chairman, International Advisory Board
    Philip Morris Geopolitical Consultant (1992)
    American College of Trial Lawyers Honorary Fellow
    Carlton Club Honorary Member
    Conservative Party (UK) Leader (1975-90)
    The Heritage Foundation Patron (Sep-2006)
    Pilgrims Society
    Clare Boothe Luce Award 2002
    Order of the Garter 1995
    Traveled to the USSR for the funeral of Yuri Andropov (13-Feb-1984)
    Traveled to the USSR 28-Mar-1987
    Funeral: Diana, Princess of Wales (1997)
    Assassination Attempt IRA bombing, Grand Hotel, Brighton (12-Oct-1984)
    Traveled to the USSR for the funeral of Konstantin Chernenko (Mar-1985)
    Stroke 2002
    Audience with the Pope May-2009
    Surgery bladder (2012)
    Funeral: Ronald Reagan (2004)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Meeting Gorbachev (1-Sep-2018) · Herself

Author of books:
The Downing Street Years (1993, memoir)
The Path To Power (1995)


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