Happy Birthday Baroness Margaret Thatcher!

Posted by Tel Asiado Oct 13, 2008

Today, October 13, (1925), is the birthday of Baroness Margaret Thatcher.

Margaret Hilda Roberts Thatcher was born in England. She abandoned an early career as a chemist to become a politician. She joined the Conservative party, and became a member of the British Parliament in 1959.

She became leader of the Conservative party in 1975. In 1979 she was elected Britain's first woman prime minister in the twentieth century to win three consecutive elections.

Baroness Thatcher has received numerous top honours as a result of her career, including being named a Lady of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (LG), member of the Order of Merit (OM), and a member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council (PC).

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