1. Margaret Thatcher

2. Early life and education:
Margaret Thatcher was born in
Grantham, Lincolnshire, on 13 October 1925.
Her father was Alfred Roberts, originally from
Northamptonshire, and her mother was
Beatrice Ethel (née Stephenson) from
Lincolnshire. She spent her childhood in
Grantham where her father owned two grocery
shops. Her father was active in local politics.

3.  After graduating from Oxford University she
worked as a research chemist. Later she
studied law and eventually became a barrister.

4.  On 13th December, 1951 she
married Denis Thatcher, a
successful businessman. A member
of the Conservative Party, Margaret
Thatcher was elected to represent
Finchley in October 1959. Two
years later she joined the
government of Harold Macmillan
as joint parliamentary secretary for
Pensions and National Insurance.

5.  In the February 1950 and October 1951 general
elections she campaigned for the safe Labour seat
of Dartford where she attracted media attention as
the youngest and the only female candidate.She
lost both times to Norman Dodds but reduced the
Labour majority by 6,000, and then a further 1,000.
During the campaigns, she was supported by her
parents and by Denis Thatcher, whom she married
in December 1951. Denis funded his wife's studies
for the bar ,she qualified as a barrister in 1953 and
specialised in taxation.That same year her
twins, Carol and Mark, were born.

7.  Thatcher began looking for a safe Conservative
seat in the mid-1950s. She was narrowly rejected as
the candidate for Orpington in 1955,but was
selected for Finchley in April 1958. She won the
seat after a hard campaign in the 1959 election and
was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP).Her
maiden speech was in support of her private
member's bill (Public Bodies (Admission to
Meetings) Act 1960), requiring local authorities to
hold their council meetings in public. In 1961 she
went against the Conservative Party's official
position by voting for the restoration of birching.

10. Family photo: Margaret Thatcher
daring to bare her arms in a personal
photo in 1959. Her style is making an
unexpected comeback.

11.  The Conservative Party was
defeated in the 1964 General
Election and Harold Wilson
became the new prime minister.
Edward Heath, the new leader of
the Conservatives, appointed her
as Opposition Spokesman on
Pensions and National Insurance.
She later held opposition posts on
Housing (October 1965), Treasury
(April 1966), Fuel and Power
(October 1967), Transport
(November, 1968) and Education
(October, 1969).

13.  The Iron Lady is a 2011 British biographical
film based on the life of Margaret Thatcher. The
film was directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Thatcher
is portrayed primarily by Meryl Streep. The
film met with mixed reviews, although Meryl
Streep's performance was widely
acclaimed, earning Best Actress awards at the
Golden Globes, the BAFTAs and the Academy
Awards.

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