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==Quick Facts==

==Quick Facts==

Born: 13 October 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire

*Born: 13 October 1925 in Grantham, Lincolnshire

First entered Parliament: 8 October 1959

*First entered Parliament: 8 October 1959

Became leader of the [[Conservative]] Party in February 1975

*Became leader of the [[Conservative]] Party in February 1975

Elected as Prime Minister in May 1979  

*Elected as Prime Minister in May 1979  

Age she became PM: 53 years, 204 days

*Age she became PM: 53 years, 204 days

Maiden Speech: 5 February 1960 during the second reading of her Private Member's Bill

*Maiden Speech: 5 February 1960 during the second reading of her Private Member's Bill

Total time as PM: 11 years, 209 days

*Total time as PM: 11 years, 209 days

Nickname: "The Iron Lady"

*Nickname: "The Iron Lady"

Education: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School and Somerville College, Oxford

*Education: Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School and Somerville College, Oxford

Before Thatcher became an MP, she worked as a research chemist for British Xylonite and then Lyons & Company, where she helped develop methods for preserving ice cream.

*Before Thatcher became an MP, she worked as a research chemist for British Xylonite and then Lyons & Company, where she helped develop methods for preserving ice cream.

Family: Margaret Thatcher is the younger of two daughters. She often gave her father as an example of an outstanding citizen. She married [[Sir Denis Thatcher]], and has one son and one daughter.

*Family: Margaret Thatcher is the younger of two daughters. She often gave her father as an example of an outstanding citizen. She married [[Sir Denis Thatcher]], and has one son and one daughter.

Interests: Music, art, opera and reading.

*Interests: Music, art, opera and reading.

[http://www.pm.gov.uk/output/Page126.asp][http://www.time.com/time/time100/leaders/profile/thatcher.html]

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