MARGARET ROBERTS THATCHER - UNITED KINGDOM

Approved for Release: 2014/10/24 006239530 � � Margaret Roberts THATCHER Prime Minister (since May 1979) Addressed as: Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Conservative Party's self-proclaimed crusader for the economic revival of Great Britain, is the first woman to become British Prime Minister; she is also the first European woman to reach the top national posi- tion. Thatcher earned that distinction after the elections of 3 May 1979, in which her party gained a comfortable 43-seat majority i...