On the 11th of February 1975.
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Yes. She was leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990, and prime minister from 1979 to 1990.
Her life was remarkable because she was elected first female prime minister of the UK, she was elected Leader of the Conservative Party, and was the Leader of the Opposition.
She was prime minster from the 4th of May 1979 to the 28th of November 1990. She was the leader of the Conservative party, sometime referred to as the Tories.
Margaret Thatcher was a Conservative MP in the United Kingdom between 1959 and 1992. Prime Minister 1979-90. Leader of the opposition 1975-9. Leader of the Conservative party 1975-90. She also served as a minister in Ted Heath's government 1970-4.
She did not lead any country. She was the Prime Minister of England (or, more precisely, the United Kingdom) from 1979 to 1990. She was the head of government, not the head of the country. Queen Elizabeth II was the head of state during all of that time.