Politics & Law
A legendary life
Margaret Thatcher
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
1925 – 2013
First woman to serve as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Her story
A life that changed history
Margaret Thatcher led the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990 and served as prime minister from 1979 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the twentieth century, and her economic and political program became known as Thatcherism.
“You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning.”
Conservative Party Conference speech, Brighton, 10 October 1980
“When the State grows too powerful people feel that they count for less and less.”
Conservative Party Conference speech, Brighton, 10 October 1980
“Without a healthy economy we cannot have a healthy society. Without a healthy society the economy will not stay healthy for long.”
Conservative Party Conference speech, Brighton, 10 October 1980