Margaret Thatcher

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October 13, 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire, England, The United Kingdom

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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Politics

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Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (née Roberts) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She is the first and to date only woman to hold either post.

Born in Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, she went on to read Chemistry at Somerville College, Oxford. She was selected as Conservative candidate for Finchley in 1958 and took her seat in the House of Commons the following year. Upon the election of Edward Heath in 1970, Thatcher was appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science. In 1974, she backed Sir Keith Joseph for the Conservative party leader, but after falling short he dropped out of the race. T...more

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Books by Margaret Thatcher

Average rating: 3.75 · 355 ratings · 37 reviews · 25 distinct works

	The Downing Street Years 3.76 avg rating — 191 ratings — published 1993 — 17 editions	My rating:
	Statecraft: Strategies for a Changing World 3.81 avg rating — 63 ratings — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Path To Power 3.62 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1995 — 10 editions	My rating:
	The Collected Speeches of Margaret Thatcher 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Thatcher's War: The Iron Lady on the Falklands 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2012	My rating:
	Margaret Thatcher in her own words 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	My rating:
	Margaret Thatcher In Her Own Words 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	My rating:
	Margaret Thatcher: Complete Public Statements 1945-1990 by Margaret Thatcher, Christopher Collins 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1999 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Satchā Kaikoroku 1 by Margaret Thatcher, 石塚雅彦 (翻訳) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	My rating:
	Satchā Kaikoroku 3 by Margaret Thatcher, 石塚雅彦 (翻訳) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993	My rating: