Margaret Thatcher
(1925-2013), Prime MinisterMargaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts), Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
Sitter in 54 portraits
Conservative Prime Minister from 1979 to 1990. Margaret Thatcher was the first woman to hold the office in Britain and was re-elected twice, in 1983 and 1987. Educated at Kesteven and Grantham Girls' School and Somerville College, Oxford, her first career was as a research chemist (1947-51). She was called to the Bar, Lincoln's Inn, in 1954 and specialised in tax law. Her career at the House of Commons began when she was elected MP for Finchley in 1959. Created a Life Peer in 1992.
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Explore the portrait of Margaret Thatcher (NPG D48094) from all angles
by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 24 May 1977
NPG P1261
Conservative Party Conference, Brighton 1982
by Paul Brason
oil on canvas, 1982-1985
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5843
by Gerald Scarfe
pen and indian ink, 1983
NPG 6010
by Rodrigo Moynihan
oil on canvas, 1983-1985
NPG 5728
by Gerald Scarfe
ink and watercolour on paper, 1983
NPG 6476
The House of Commons, 24 July 1986
by Chris Orr
aquatint and etching, 1986
NPG 6834
Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt; Margaret Thatcher
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 13 December 1951
NPG x139971
by Fox Photos Ltd
bromide press print, 13 October 1951
NPG x139973
by Walter Bird
bromide print on card mount, 15 November 1961
NPG x165791
by Elliott & Fry
half-plate negative, 1961
NPG x82667
Sir Edward Heath with women MPs, including Margaret Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 30 June 1970
NPG x137601
Margaret Thatcher; Sir Edward Heath
by Central Press
vintage print, October 1970
NPG x194330
by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200222
by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200223
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