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Top left: Robert Walpole is considered the first prime minister of Great Britain. Top right: Winston Churchill was prime minister during World War II. Bottom left: Margaret Thatcher was the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. Bottom right: Rishi Sunak is the incumbent, and first British Asian prime minister.
Fifty-six women have been appointed to positions in the Cabinet of the United Kingdom, with three female Prime Ministers serving in cabinet.Since, by convention, members of the cabinet must be a member of either the House of Commons or House of Lords, the Prime Minister could not appoint women to the cabinet until the Parliament (Qualification of Women) Act 1918 allowed women to stand for MP ...
v. t. e. Theresa Mary, Lady May ( / təˈriːzə /; [1] née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. She previously served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016.
The United Kingdom has had three female Prime Ministers: Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990), Theresa May (2016–2019), and Liz Truss (2022). The publication of the book Women in the House by Elizabeth Vallance in 1979 highlighted the under-representation of women in Parliament. [1]
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, DStJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC ( née Roberts; 13 October 1925 – 8 April 2013) was a British stateswoman and Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British prime ...
There have been three female prime ministers, all Conservative. They have led the United Kingdom for a total of 16 years, 110 days. Margaret Thatcher – served May 1979 – November 1990, 11 years, 208 days. Theresa May – served July 2016 – July 2019, 3 years, 11 days. Liz Truss – served September–October 2022, 49 days.
Women prime ministers of the United Kingdom (3 P) Pages in category "Female members of the Cabinet of the United Kingdom" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
Prime Minister; Jean Lambert (b. 1950) Female Principal Speaker 1992 1993 Major: Jan Clark: Female Principal Speaker 1993 1995 Peg Alexander: Female Principal Speaker 1995 1997 Jean Lambert (b. 1950) Female Principal Speaker 1998 1999 Blair: Margaret Wright (1940-2012) Female Principal Speaker 1999 2003 Caroline Lucas (b. 1960) Female Principal ...