Margaret Thatcher

Born: 13 October 1925Grantham, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom

Died: 8 April 2013 Westminster, London, United Kingdom

Biography: Baroness Margaret HildaThatcher, LG, (néeRoberts) was a British stateswoman and politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and theLeader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and the first, and to date the only, woman to have held the office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady", a nickname that became associated with her uncompromising politics and leadership style. As Prime Minister, she implemented policies that have come to be known as Thatcherism.