It was probably Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka (previously known as Ceylon). She was the widow of Solomon Bandaranaike, a former prime minister, who was assassinated in 1959. She was elected in 1960, the first time any country had a woman prime minister.
Margaret Thatcher was the first and only (as of 2014) female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. She also served as Prime Minister longer than any other in the twentieth century.
Margaret Hilda Thatcher is the only lady to have held the office of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. (The title is not known as the Prime Minister of England)
John Major MP (conservative party) was the British Prime Minister between 1990 and 1997. He replaced Margaret Thatcher MP (conservative party) as Prime-Minister (1979-1990) and was ousted from power by Tony Blair MP (Labour Party) in 1997.
Three years. He replaced Harold Wilson, who resigned in 1976 through illness (not revealed at the time). And he was voted out in 1979, in favour of the Conservatives under Margaret Thatcher.
Both were politicians, Meir in Israel and Thatcher in the United Kingdom. Both were ministers. Both became the first female Prime Ministers of their respective countries. Both are remembered for strong leadership.
Margaret Thatcher was the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher
United kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
In the House of Commons, in Westminster in London.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom prior to John Major. She attended the Huntingtower Road Primary School.
She was the first (and currently only) female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Margaret Thatcher, who died8 April 2013
Margaret Thatcher was the first and only Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, which includes England.
Margaret Thatcher was inspired by Winston Churchill. She was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, as well as the leader of the conservative party.
The Kesteven and Grantham Girls School (KGGS).
Margaret Thatcher was from the United Kingdom.