Thatcher becomes Prime Minister
1979 · Event
Margaret Thatcher wins 1979 election; first woman PM; begins eleven years of Conservative dominance.
On these timelines: UK: Prime Ministers, England, Women in history, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
More from UK: Prime Ministers
- Winston Churchill's first premiership (1940)
- Walpole's premiership (1721)
- Margaret Thatcher's premiership (1979)
- Clement Attlee's premiership (1945)
- Walpole becomes first Prime Minister (1721)
- Pitt the Younger's first premiership (1783)
- David Lloyd George's premiership (1916)
- William Gladstone's first premiership (1868)
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