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Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher Thatcher, Baroness
Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher Thatcher, Baroness 1925-, British political leader. Great Britain's first woman prime minister, Thatcher served longer than any other British prime minister in the 20th cent. In office she initiated what became known as the "Thatcher Revolution," a series of soci... Read more
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine
Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine , 1933-, British politician. After studying law at Oxford, he built a successful career in publishing before entering the House of Commons as a Conservative in 1966. He held junior posts in the Heath government (1970-74). In Margaret Thatcher 's government, he was secre... Read more
Douglas Hurd
Douglas Hurd 1930-, British politician. Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge, he worked in the diplomatic service (1952-66) and later served as Prime Minister Edward Heath 's political secretary (1970-74). He entered the House of Commons in 1974 and held a succession of junior posts in ... Read more
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie
Robert Alexander Kennedy Runcie , 1921-2000, archbishop of Canterbury (1980-91). Bishop of St. Albans from 1970 to 1980, he was enthroned as the 102d archbishop of Canterbury in 1980, succeeding Donald Coggan. Runcie supported the ordination of women and other liberal Anglican positions and was ofte... Read more
John Major
John Major 1943-, British statesman, b. John Major Ball. Raised in a working-class area of London, he was elected to Lambeth borough council (1968-71) and entered Parliament as a Conservative in 1979. He became Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher 's chief secretary to the Treasury in 1987, foreign se... Read more
Leonard James Callaghan Callaghan of Cardiff, Baron
Leonard James Callaghan Callaghan of Cardiff, Baron 1912-2005, British statesman. He was first elected to Parliament as a Labour member in 1945. As chancellor of the exchequer (1964-67), he introduced extremely controversial taxation policies, including employment taxes; he resigned when he was for... Read more
Peter Carington Carrington, 6th Baron
Peter Carington Carrington, 6th Baron 1919-, British politician. Educated at Eton and Sandhurst, he succeeded to the peerage in 1938. After serving in World War II, he took his seat in the House of Lords, where he held ministerial positions under the Conservative governments of Winston Churchill, A... Read more
Friedrich August von Hayek
Friedrich August von Hayek , 1899-1992, British economist, b. Vienna. He was raised and educated in Austria and taught at the London School of Economics in the 1930s, where he gained attention for his criticism of Keynes . He expressed his commitment to free markets and his aversion to government i... Read more
Michael Howard
Michael Howard 1941-, British politician, leader of the Conservative party (2003-5), b. Llanelli, Wales, as Michael Hecht. The son of immigrants (his father changed the family name after becoming a British subject in 1947), he was educated at Cambridge and became a successful barrister. In 1983 he ... Read more
Ken Livingstone
Ken Livingstone 1945-, British politician. Elected to the Greater London Council (GLC) in 1973 as a Labour member, he became GLC leader in 1981. His use of the local office to promote leftist policies earned him the nickname "Red Ken" and was a major factor in Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Thatcher,"

Thatcher, Margaret
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences Thatcher, Margaret 1925 – Margaret Thatcher ’ s political career was marked by a series of...longest continuously serving prime minister since 1827. Thatcher was also unique in having her name associated with a set...
Margaret Hilda Thatcher
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography Margaret Hilda Thatcher Conservative Party leader for 15 years, Margaret Hilda Thatcher (born 1925) became the first female prime...prime minister in the 20th century. Margaret Thatcher was born to grocery shop keepers in the small...
Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher Thatcher, Baroness
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher Thatcher, Baroness 1925-, British political leader. Great Britain's first woman prime minister, Thatcher served longer than any other British prime minister in the 20th...
Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, Baroness
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, Baroness (1925...British political leader since Churchill . Thatcher was Secretary of State for education and...victory in the Falklands War (1982). Thatcher's determination to curb the power of...
Thatcher, Benjamin Bussey
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Thatcher, Benjamin Bussey (1809–40), Boston antislavery leader, opposed the policies of Garrison and urged African repatriation...
Becky Thatcher
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature Becky Thatcher, character in Tom Sawyer .
John Major
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Major (born 1943) succeeded Margaret Thatcher as leader of the Conservative Party and...he first came prominently to Margaret Thatcher's attention. At a dinner party he...heated argument about economic policy. Thatcher was impressed (Major later stated that...
Sir Geoffrey Howe
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Conservative government of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher which took office in 1979. In 1983, after Thatcher won re-election, Howe became foreign...He quickly allied himself with Margaret Thatcher, who became the party leader, and became...
Michael Heseltine
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...mid-1990s, first as a member of the Thatcher governments, then as an alternative...voice to that of then Prime Minister Thatcher, and later as a member of the John Major...returned to power in 1979 under Margaret Thatcher. Later he was secretary of state for...
Francis Pym
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...Conservative leader in 1975, Margaret Thatcher. When she took office in 1979, Pym...position of secretary of state for defense. Thatcher's plans to cut back Britain's defense...blamed for not heading off the trouble, Thatcher asked Pym to replace him. As foreign...

Dictionary entries related to "Thatcher,"

Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History Thatcher, Margaret Hilda, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven in the County of Lincolnshire ( née Roberts...candidate for Dartford in 1950 and 1951. She married Denis Thatcher, a wealthy businessman, in 1951, and having studied law...
Thatcher, Margaret
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Thatcher, Margaret (b. 1925). Prime minister...crisis erupted over Europe in 1990, Mrs Thatcher lacked the political support needed to...by the prime minister, all enabled Mrs Thatcher to win a remarkable triumph in the 1983...
Thatcher, Margaret (Hilda), Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Thatcher, Margaret (Hilda), Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven (1925– ) British Conservative stateswoman, Prime Minister (1979–90). She became Conservative Party leader in 1975 and in 1979 was elected the country...
Thatcher, Henry Knox
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military Thatcher, Henry Knox (1806–1880...naval officer. Born in Maine, Henry Knox Thatcher entered West Point in 1822. He soon left...of the West Gulf Blockading Squadron. Thatcher assisted Gen. Edward R.S. Canby in...
European Economic Community
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...and budget contributions. The early Thatcher years from 1979 were dogged by arguments...contribution. Opinion varies on how far Thatcher's behaviour was responsible for the...positive role in the mid‐Thatcher years. A new, more subtle approach...
FitzGerald, Garret
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher . He lost the March 1982 elections...signed the Anglo-Irish Agreement with Thatcher, which for the first time gave the Republic...understand Unionist loyalities, his work with Thatcher, and his attempts to make the Irish...
prime minister
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...The rule of a prime minister such as Thatcher will always give colour to the image...by more diffident successors. Thus a Thatcher is succeeded by a Major , a Macmillan...Douglas‐ Home . The bitter price Thatcher paid for her overbearing style suggests...
Major, John
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...political unknown, was chosen by Mrs Thatcher to replace first Sir Geoffrey Howe as...chancellor of the Exchequer. In 1990, on Mrs Thatcher's resignation, Major defeated Douglas...the leadership, attracting support as Thatcher's political heir. In 1992 he won the...
Conservative Party, UK
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...in 1974, Heath was replaced as party leader by Thatcher in 1975, who became Prime Minister in 1979. Thatcher perfected the party's sense of pragmatism and...Parliament who had become politically active during the Thatcher years, and
Poll Tax
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...which, according to the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher , made local government unaccountable to the majority of the...unpopular was the tax that it looked as though it would lose Thatcher the next elections, as a result of which she was replaced...

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Thatcher lauds fight against terror
Newspaper article from: Wilmette Life (IL); 10/25/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...WRITER Former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's message was clear; that America...will completely support the effort. Thatcher spoke Saturday before a capacity crowd...fanaticism until they are destroyed," Thatcher said. Thatcher said that although Britains...
Thatcher faces hurdle to U.S. Light penalty a 'deep unease' in South Africa.(WORLD)(BRIEFING: AFRICA)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 1/20/2005; 700+ words ; ...TIMES CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Mark Thatcher, 51, the son of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, could be barred from the United States...independence in 1968, likely will seek Thatcher's extradition from wherever he goes...
Thatcher breathes fire into leadership race
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 8/22/2001; ; 700+ words ; ...KENNETH Clarke locked horns with Margaret Thatcher yesterday in a fresh round of bitter...Smith in the Tory leadership race, Lady Thatcher condemned Mr Clarke as a has-been whose...last Conservative government. "Mrs Thatcher was heavily involved in encouraging people...
Thatcher's Lawyers Challenge Charges
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/26/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Dateline: CAPE TOWN, South Africa Sir Mark Thatcher, son of a former British prime minister, Margaret Thatcher, avoids questions from the media outside...Africa, Tuesday, Oct, 26, 2004. Thatcher and his lawyers are contesting the validity...
Thatcher Tells Polish Leader: More Liberty; Jaruzelski Is Urged To Allow Free Unions
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/4/1988; ; 700+ words ; British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher called on Polish communist leader Gen...Jaruzelski at a state banquet here tonight, Thatcher acknowledged his plans for reforming...The statement, on the second day of Thatcher's ground-breaking visit here, appeared...
Thatcher Praised for North Stance
Newspaper article from: Irish Voice; 4/4/2000; ; 700+ words ; ...Flynn, Jack Irish Voice 04-04-2000 Thatcher Praised for North Stance BY JACK FLYNN...CONTROVERSIAL paper strongly praising Margaret Thatcher's Northern Ireland policies was presented...Liberty, Democracy and Terror: Margaret Thatcher's and Ronald Reagan's Principled...
Thatcher's Son Charged in Coup Plot
News Wire article from: AP Online; 8/25/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...July 3, 2004 photo from files of Mark Thatcher, left, - who, according to media reports...planned coup in Equatorial Guinea. Mark Thatcher and his mother, former British Prime Minister Baroness Thatcher, are seen at the funeral of her husband...
THATCHER PAPERS RELEASE DRAWS BACK VEIL ON FIRST YEAR AT NUMBER 10.
News Wire article from: States News Service; 1/30/2010; 700+ words ; ...the University of Cambridge: Margaret Thatcher's private files from her first year...whose members were secretly sending Mrs. Thatcher private letters of advice and support...in power. Engagement files show Mrs. Thatcher struggling to say "no" to requests...
Thatcher Urges Washington To Raise Taxes, Ease Deficit; Moves Must `Decisively' Restore Confidence
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/17/1987; ; 700+ words ; Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher tonight called on U.S. policy makers...still negotiating" over the deficit, Thatcher implied they should ignore "contradictory...increases would lead to recession. Thatcher's comments, in a speech to leading...
`Thatcher, The Musical' takes a satirical look at the Iron Lady.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 2/10/2006; ; 700+ words ; ...been more than 15 years since Margaret Thatcher ruled Britannia. For Britons in their twentysomethings, the Thatcher Era is childhood memory. Some of those...was inevitable that we would have "Thatcher, The Musical." The Springer "opera...