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Margaret Thatcher

(1925-2013), Prime Minister

Margaret 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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Margaret Thatcher, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P255

Margaret Thatcher

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1976
NPG P255

Margaret Thatcher, by Yousuf Karsh - NPG P490(76)

Margaret Thatcher

by Yousuf Karsh
bromide print, 1976
NPG P490(76)

Margaret Thatcher, by Bern Schwartz - NPG P1261

Margaret Thatcher

by Bern Schwartz
dye transfer print, 24 May 1977
NPG P1261

Margaret Thatcher, by Norman Parkinson - NPG P176

Margaret Thatcher

by Norman Parkinson
bromide print, 1981
NPG P176

Margaret Thatcher, by Norman Parkinson - NPG P177

Margaret Thatcher

by Norman Parkinson
colour print, 1981
NPG P177

Conservative Party Conference, Brighton 1982, by Paul Brason - NPG 5843

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

Margaret Thatcher, by Gerald Scarfe - NPG 6476

Margaret Thatcher

by Gerald Scarfe
ink and watercolour on paper, 1983
NPG 6476

Margaret Thatcher, by Brian Griffin - NPG P415

Margaret Thatcher

by Brian Griffin
bromide print, 1986
NPG P415

Margaret Thatcher, by Helmut Newton - NPG P507

Margaret Thatcher

by Helmut Newton
bromide print, 1991
NPG P507

Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt; Margaret Thatcher, by Keystone Press Agency Ltd - NPG x139971

Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt; Margaret Thatcher

by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 13 December 1951
NPG x139971

Margaret Thatcher, by Fox Photos Ltd - NPG x139973

Margaret Thatcher

by Fox Photos Ltd
bromide press print, 13 October 1951
NPG x139973

Margaret Thatcher, by Walter Bird - NPG x165791

Margaret Thatcher

by Walter Bird
bromide print on card mount, 15 November 1961
NPG x165791

Margaret Thatcher; Sir Edward Heath, by Central Press - NPG x194330

Margaret Thatcher; Sir Edward Heath

by Central Press
vintage print, October 1970
NPG x194330

Margaret Thatcher, by David Newell-Smith - NPG x200222

Margaret Thatcher

by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200222

Margaret Thatcher, by David Newell-Smith - NPG x200223

Margaret Thatcher

by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200223

Margaret Thatcher, by David Newell-Smith - NPG x200224

Margaret Thatcher

by David Newell-Smith
gelatin silver print, circa 1970
NPG x200224

Margaret Thatcher, by Clay Perry - NPG x136993

Margaret Thatcher

by Clay Perry
chromogenic print, 1974
NPG x136993

Margaret Thatcher, by Robin Laurance - NPG x128604

Margaret Thatcher

by Robin Laurance
bromide print from digital scan, February 1975
NPG x128604

Margaret Thatcher with her Shadow Cabinet , 1975, by Keystone Press Agency Ltd - NPG x194195

Margaret Thatcher with her Shadow Cabinet , 1975

by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
vintage print, 20 February 1975
NPG x194195

Margaret Thatcher, by David Bailey - NPG x125612

Margaret Thatcher

by David Bailey
bromide fibre print, 1975
NPG x125612

The Conservative Shadow Cabinet, by Tom Blau - NPG x131958

The Conservative Shadow Cabinet

by Tom Blau
digital chromogenic print, 1977
NPG x131958

Margaret Thatcher; Indira Gandhi, by Keystone Press Agency Ltd - NPG x139972

Margaret Thatcher; Indira Gandhi

by Keystone Press Agency Ltd
bromide press print, 14 November 1978
NPG x139972

Margaret Thatcher and the Cabinet of 1979, by Central Press - NPG x182327

Margaret Thatcher and the Cabinet of 1979

by Central Press
bromide press print, June 1979
NPG x182327

Margaret Thatcher, by Central Press - NPG x194329

Margaret Thatcher

by Central Press
vintage print, 24 April 1979
NPG x194329

Margaret Thatcher, by Norman Parkinson - NPG x30176

Margaret Thatcher

by Norman Parkinson
cibachrome print, 1981
NPG x30176

'Luck and Flaw' (Peter Nigel Fluck; Roger Law with Spitting Image puppets), by Gil Galvin - NPG x134391

'Luck and Flaw' (Peter Nigel Fluck; Roger Law with Spitting Image puppets)

by Gil Galvin
digital chromogenic print, 1984
On display in Room 28 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG x134391

The House of Commons, by Unknown photographer - NPG x27968

The House of Commons

by Unknown photographer
vintage print, 1986-1987
NPG x27968

Margaret Thatcher, by Gemma Levine - NPG x88867

Margaret Thatcher

by Gemma Levine
bromide print, 1986
NPG x88867

Margaret Thatcher, by Simon Livingstone - NPG x29875

Margaret Thatcher

by Simon Livingstone
colour print, 1987
NPG x29875

Margaret Thatcher and Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt leaving 10 Downing Street, by Ken Lennox, for  Daily Mirror - NPG x198324

Margaret Thatcher and Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Bt leaving 10 Downing Street

by Ken Lennox, for Daily Mirror
bromide press print, November 1990
NPG x198324

Margaret Thatcher, by Michael Birt - NPG x35905

Margaret Thatcher

by Michael Birt
bromide print, 14 May 1990
NPG x35905

Margaret Thatcher, by Jeff Overs - NPG x76177

Margaret Thatcher

by Jeff Overs
resin print, August 1993
NPG x76177

Margaret Thatcher; Fergus Greer, by Fergus Greer - NPG x128527

Margaret Thatcher; Fergus Greer

by Fergus Greer
bromide print, 1995
NPG x128527

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