Margaret thatcher biography video theodore

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00:30Her political opponents sneered at Margaret Thatcher for being a grocer's daughter.

00:34But as well as owning a grocery shop, Elf Roberts was active in local politics.

00:39His daughter followed her father's example and impressed Conservative Party officials with her articulate and persuasive manner.

00:46She became the party's youngest ever female candidate, unsuccessfully challenging a safe Labour seat in 1950 and 51.

00:54The young research chemist married fellow Conservative Dennis Thatcher in 1951 and qualified as a barrister two years later.

01:02The couple's twins, Carol and Mark, were born the same year.

01:06In 1959 she was elected to the British House of Commons as the member for Finchley, a seat she held for the next 33 years.

01:15Thatcher's exceptional political skills were recognised early in her career and she was quickly promoted to the front bench.

01:22When the Heath government was defeated in 1974, Thatcher became Sha