Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister (may 4, 1979 – nov 28, 1990)

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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher (born Margaret Hilda Roberts on October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, - April 8, 2013 in London) was a British woman of state and Conservative politician. In a vote for the office of party leader, she bet Heath in 1975 and remained party leader until 1990. After the Conservative Party won the 1979 general election, Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 4, 1979 to November 28, 1990. She was the first woman to hold this office and has held it continuously longer than any other British Prime Minister of the 20th century. The victory of the British military in the Falklands War (1982) cemented her reputation as the "Iron Lady" and was a decisive basis for subsequent election victories for the Conservatives. In terms of foreign policy, Thatcher leaned closely to the USA and followed a tough anti-communist course. On the other hand, after initial sympathy, she was increasingly hostile to the ongoing process of European unification. Under her aegis, extensive deregulation, especially of the financial sector, and a more flexible labor market law were implemented, state-owned companies were privatized on a large scale and the influence of the British trade unions was broken. Thatcher is considered one of the most controversial political figures of the post-war period. Adored and iconized by her followers, she is equally despised and reviled by her opponents. She was named after Thatcherism and is portrayed as a formative figure of the 1980s in many songs, films, books and plays.

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