Biography Margaret Thatcher’s political career has been one of the most remarkable of modern times. Born in October 1925 at Grantham‚ a small market town in eastern England‚ she rose to become the first (and for two decades the only) woman to lead a major Western democracy. She won three successive General Elections and served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years (1979-90)‚ a record unmatched in the twentieth century. During her term of office she reshaped almost every aspect
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Margaret Hilda Thatcher is the first woman to have held the office of prime minister in Great Britain. She was born Margaret Hilda Roberts in Grantham‚ Lincolnshire and educated at the University of Oxford‚ where she earned degrees in chemistry. After graduation she worked as a research chemist from 1947 to 1951. She married Denis Thatcher in 1951‚ and in 1953‚ having studied for the bar‚ she became a tax lawyer. Thatcher joined the Conservative party‚ and was elected to the House of Commons
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‘Iron Lady’ prime minister dies Margaret Thatcher‚ the first female prime minister of the UK‚ has died aged 87. Her vision and determination has left an indelible mark in Britain and beyond – for better or for worse. GOVERNMENT & POLITICS HISTORY Shaping the nation: Margaret Thatcher at her desk in Downing Street‚ 1987 © Getty Images ance on powerful trade unions. Thatcher was elected on a promise of radical change; and she kept her word. From her first term in power‚ she dedicated herself to privatising
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A report on Margaret Thatcher’s leadership style‚ approaches and personality attributes Name: Noor Al Abdulla Student Number: 08434474 Module: Leadership in Context Table of contents: Page Number 1.0 Introduction 3 2.0 Leadership defined 3 3.0 Margaret Thatcher 3 4.0 Leadership Theories 4 4.1 An illustration of four theories 4 4.2 Trait Theory 4 4.3 Trait Theory Application to Margaret Thatcher 5 4.4 Trait Theory limitations
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- Margaret Thatcher ’s path to power [English special topic] Sophie Paiker 4/10/2014 Table of Contents Abstract p. 3 Prologue p. 3 Early Biography p. 4 First Rungs p. 5 Making it to the Shadow Cabinet p. 6 Rising to the Top I: Party Leader p. 6 Rising to the Top II: Prime Minister p. 7 Falklands War p. 9 Mrs. Thatcher and the IRA p. 10 Miners‘ Strike 1984-5 p. 11 Cold War: Mrs. Thatcher and the Soviet Union p. 13 Privatising
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remind people you are‚ you aren’t.” Those are my favorite quotations from the Iron Lady‚ former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher‚ who died on the 8th of April‚ 2013. She understood that leadership is not about titles or photo ops or posturing. True leadership is about authenticity‚ standing up for principles‚ even in the face of strong opposition. To her admirers‚ Margaret Thatcher was an iconic national heroine who ended Britain’s post-World War II cycle of decline. Her angry critics saw her as
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Margaret Thatcher (Her Life as Prime Minister of Britain) Margaret Thatcher can be considered as one of the most prolific leaders of our time. She was Britain’s first and only woman Prime Minister‚ thus far. She was the longest serving Prime Minister Britain had in the 20th century. Thatcher’s stern‚ no-nonsense approach in the leadership of her government earned her the nickname‚ "The Iron Lady." She certainly lived up to the name‚ because she took Britain through a revolutionary change;
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Margaret Thatcher Introduction Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century. Her style and her views appealed to many British people who had lost confidence in the welfare state and in the direction the nation had taken. In some ways she was the first genuine leader the nation had had since Churchill‚ the politician on whom she consciously modeled herself‚ In spite of the fact that over half the nation disagreed with her politics‚ they were unable to vote
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British Political History Margaret Thatcher Sahibzada Rabbani 24/03/2013 What made Margaret Thatcher one of the most influential Prime Ministers in the twentieth century? Was it the strength of her personality‚ length of time in office‚ her politics‚ or combination of all of these and more? INTRODUCTION Margaret Thatcher was the longest serving Prime Minister of U.K in the twentieth century (1979 to 1990). Lady Thatcher was born on 13 October 1925 in Grantham‚ Lincolnshire. The daughter
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Thatcherism– It’s all about Leadership Margaret Thatcher-Style She led from the heart and embodied an ideological world view that shaped every decision she made. Her “Thatcherism” was rooted in her belief about the kind of leadership needed to save her country from economic collapse and preserve the freedoms she saw as fundamental to the British people. During years of immense challenge‚ she served as both captain and rudder‚ steering and steadying the ship of state on the course she saw as vital
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