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Margaret ThatcherMargaret Thatcher
Former Prime Minister of Great Britain
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  • Born 1925 in Grantham, England
  • Studied Chemistry at Oxford University and elected first female president of the University's Conservative Association
  • 1958 became MP for Finchley
  • 1970 became only woman Minister in Cabinet - responsible for Education and Science
  • 1975 elected leader of Conservative party
  • 1979 elected Prime Minister of Great Britain
  • 1990 Resigned
    
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