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British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the longest-serving British PM of the 20th century and the first woman to hold the office. A trained chemist turned barrister and politician, she implemented sweeping free-market reforms — privatization, deregulation, and confrontation with trade unions — that fundamentally reshaped the British economy and society. Her policies, known as Thatcherism, remain deeply divisive: praised by supporters for reviving Britain's economy and condemned by critics for widening inequality and devastating industrial communities.
Source: Margaret Thatcher Foundation