Mrs Thatcher's original name was Margaret Roberts, the first female leader of the British Conservative Party and the first female prime minister in British history, was re elected for three terms for 11 years. Since then, she has been reelected for three consecutive terms, which can be described as a precedent in British history. She had a strict style and strong political skills, and was known as the "Iron Lady". Margaret Thatcher died of a stroke on the morning of April 8, 2013 at the age of 87.
About Margaret Thatcher:
She was deeply loved by her father Alfred all her life Under the influence of Roberts, he is fanatical, stubborn, energetic and keeps moving forward for his ideals. She is a faithful member of the Methodist congregation, which has strict creeds, and Margaret Thatcher has adhered to her principles of conduct and Victoria's conservative morality all her life. Her talent is not intelligent, and she is not sociable. Although she studies hard and reads extensively in her extracurricular time, she is still alienated by her classmates and often ridiculed. She is completely an ugly little girl.
But this ugly girl is an ugly girl with clear goals, firm beliefs and hard work. She is completing her transformation step by step. Through her efforts and the help of some predecessors, after graduating from high school, she was promoted to Oxford college, majoring in chemistry. She contacted the conservative party here and won the post of chairman of the Conservative Party Association of the college with her political enthusiasm and diligence. After graduation, she became a chemical researcher in a company, but her love was not above these studies. As soon as she had time, she threw herself into her political activities. During this period, there were some achievements.
She and Dennis in 1951 Thatcher married. Dennis was the second influential person in her life. Although he was so upright that he was a little rough, he gave Margaret great support both mentally and financially. After their marriage, Marguerite successfully revised the law, adding another flaw to the final realization of her political responsibility. She became a candidate for the constituency, and then went in and out of the shadow cabinet, which is both the cabinet of the opposition party. With his outstanding performance and a god given opportunity to win the position of conservative party leader, he is only one step away from the post of prime minister. Later, when inflation caused a serious crisis and lost popular support during the ruling period of the labor party, Margaret was finally elected Prime Minister with her careful preparation and active publicity, and became the first female Prime Minister of Britain. Later, he became famous overseas in the dispute over the Falkland Islands and remained famous for thousands of years.
For China, Margaret Thatcher is also an old friend. Because she and Comrade Deng Xiaoping, known as the "iron and steel company", have made great contributions to the peaceful return of Hong Kong and the friendly exchanges between China and Britain.
In politics, Marguerite is devoted to governance and luck. However, in life, Marguerite has few friends and is often unable to give consideration to both in family life, but she is still a good wife and mother, at least her family think so.
The origin of the nickname "Iron Lady"
In 2007, the former Soviet journalist Gavrilov disclosed the true origin of the nickname for the first time.
In 1976, Gavrilov worked as a reporter for the red star of the former Soviet Red Army. One day, it suddenly occurred to him that he decided to compare Margaret Thatcher with Bismarck, the German prime minister. "Bismarck's title is the Prime Minister of iron blood. But I can't use a masculine word to describe Mrs. Thatcher, so I replaced the word prime minister with lady."
After being labeled as an iron lady, Thatcher's image suddenly became tall, especially on the international stage. She also regarded the nickname as a badge of honor. In her three British elections, she regarded the nickname as a proud capital.
The British believe that Margaret Thatcher belongs to the Conservative Party's new dynamic right. During her tenure, the faction was known as the "dry faction", as opposed to the old-fashioned and liberal Tories known as the "wet faction". She advocated that individuals should be more independent and less dependent on the government. The government should not intervene excessively in the economy, reduce public expenditure (reduce personal tax burden) and currency printing (reflect monetarist Policy). In the late 1970s, the number of unemployed did not increase rapidly, but it almost tripled in her first two terms of office, that is, it has increased from 1.1 million to 3 million, and the large lower class is expanding. Moreover, her austerity policies to reduce inflation have increased business losses and bankruptcies. Although the Conservative Party has a majority in parliament, it won the 1987 election with only slightly more than 40%, the lowest share of the Conservative Party in the election since 1922.
Overseas, after 15 years of illegal secession from British colonial rule led by a white minority in Zimbabwe (former Rhodesia), Margaret Thatcher supervised its orderly establishment as an independent country in 1980. In 1982, 10 weeks after the Falkland Islands were occupied by Argentina, Britain successfully recaptured it. Voters' memory of Margaret Thatcher's decisive leadership during the Falkland Islands conflict led her to a landslide victory in the general election in June 1983. Throughout her term of office, the policies she implemented effectively earned her the title of "Iron Lady". These policies include the strict control of cabinet members, the strict implementation of financial policies, the promotion of trade unions to obey the constraints of the law, and the privatization of state-owned enterprises. In the later period of her administration, through the privatization of education, health care and housing, she expanded the "Thatcher Revolution" from finance and industry to a new field of social policy. She guaranteed Britain's strong commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and advocated that Britain should have an independent nuclear weapon deterrent. This position was welcomed by voters and made the Labor Party abandon Britain's traditional nuclear weapons and defense policy. Although the bombing in Brighton, Sussex in 1984 almost killed her and several senior officials (this case is suspected to be committed by Northern Irish separatists), she still advocated that Northern Ireland should remain in the United Kingdom.
She joined the conservative party when she was in college. She was elected a member of the house of Commons in 1959 and elected the leader of the Conservative Party in 1975. She became the first female leader in the history of British political parties. Four years later, she broke the record again. After the Conservative Party won the British election in 1979, she became the first female prime minister in Britain, and her term of office was longer than any prime minister in Britain in the 20th century.
At the inauguration ceremony, Margaret Thatcher used St. Francis's words to summarize her political ideas. "Where there is conflict, give harmony; where there is fallacy, preach truth; where there is doubt, bring faith; where there is disappointment, arouse hope," she said Thatcher is known as the miracle of British politics. She changed her party and the whole country.
Margaret Thatcher's 11-and-a-half years in power have changed British politics, and her influence is still on. Her political legacy was left not only to the conservative party, but also to the labour party. Both the Conservative Party and the later government of the labor party are still following the economic reforms she implemented.
Margaret Thatcher's classic quotations
"As a junior conservative, we have the right to speak; we will advance bravely and turn the suffering of the past into peace today." (Thatcher's first political speech in 1945)
"In my lifetime, there will be no female prime minister in Britain." (Thatcher interviewed by BBC in 1973)
"If what you want is empty talk, ask a man; if you want to do something, ask a woman."
"Where there is discord, we should strive for harmony; where there is fallacy, we should strive for truth; where there is doubt, we should strive for trust; where there is despair, we should strive for hope. Now there is work waiting for us to do." (in 1979, conservative parliamentary member Ellen neve was assassinated, and Margaret Thatcher invoked the Lord's prayer)
"All we need is to get our money back - although this sentence has been misinterpreted as' I want my money back '." (EU summit, 1984)
"You can change yourself if you like. But women won't change." (in 1980, Thatcher stood firm when his economic policy was attacked)
"Just rejoice at the news that our army and navy have won... Rejoice." (1982, the war between Britain and Argentina)
"I came to this office with a purpose: to make British society from dependence to self-reliance; from everyone for me to everyone for me; to build a rising Britain, not a slacking Britain." (Thatcher outlined his political philosophy in 1984)
"We must stop Britain from going backwards. Now the spirit of Britain is back and burning like it used to." (1982, the Falklands dispute)
"I like Mr. Gorbachev. We can do business together." (after meeting with former Soviet leader Gorbachev in 1984)
"There is no such thing as' society '." (interview, 1987)
"After 11 and a half years of good times, we will finally leave Downing Street. I am very happy because Britain is better today than when we took office 11 and a half years ago." (in 1990, Thatcher delivered a tearful resignation speech)
Mrs Thatcher's life is quite legendary. She is the only female prime minister in Britain. She has created a miracle in British politics. Although people have different opinions on her, she has made great contributions to Britain and is a great leader.