Saturday, 16 July 2016

Theresa May becomes UK’s second female Prime Minister

Queen Elizabeth-II appointed Conservative party leader, Theresa May as the 76th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) on July 13, 2016. With this, she became the second woman prime minister of Britain, after ‘Iron Lady’ Margaret Thatcher (in office from 1979-1990).
She succeeds David Cameron, who resigned from the post on the same day following Brexit vote. Cameron tendered his resignation to the Queen. Britons on June 22, 2016 voted to exit the European Union.
About Theresa May-
·  Theresa May has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead since 1997.
·  Before entering front-line politics, she has worked for the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services.
·  She had served as a councillor for the London Borough of Merton's Durnsford Ward.
·  On May 12, 2010, when Theresa May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equality by Prime Minister David Cameron as part of his first Cabinet.
·  She is also a member of the National Security Council. She is the longest-serving Home Secretary for over 60 years.

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