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What does PM after a name stand for?
Prime Minister.
Who did Margaret thatcher replace as leader of the conservative party?
Margaret Thatcher was elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1975, following a poll of her fellow Conservative MP's beating former PM Ted Heath. She had never been considered for the leadership before this, and had actually declared that she did not think there would be a woman Prime Minister in her lifetime. It was when Heath refused to step down that the Tories had to organise a 2-stage ballot, where the front-runners were asked to stand aside first time round, so that the anti-Heath votes could be concentrated on one candidate, who was clearly meant to be a stalking-horse. They chose Thatcher for this, as she was the only candidate of Ministerial rank who had no chance of actually getting elected - being a woman. But to everyone's surprise, many backbenchers decided to vote for her in the second ballot, and she became the first-ever woman party leader - to the fury of Labour, who felt that this honour would fall to one of theirs.
How do you question a prime minister that for which time your elected as prime minister?
Where do you stand in the succession of prime ministers of India .
What does PM work stand for?
Prime Minister?
What does PM stand for in parliament?
Prime Minister
Why did margaret thatcher become prime minister?
Margaret Thatcher was a research chemist before becoming a barrister was elected Member of Parliament for Finchley in 1959. She was appointed Secretary of State for Education and Science by Edward Heath in 1970. She defeated Heath in the Conservative Party leadership election in 1975. She became Prime Minister after winning the 1979 general election.
Does a prime minister keep his seat in parliament?
A prime minister is an elected member of a parliament, just like all the others. In each election the prime minister must stand for election in their constituency. If they lose, then they will no longer be a member of the parliament and cannot become a prime minister again.
Can a Catholic be appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
Any Member of Parliament can be appointed Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. A person of Catholic faith may stand as a Member of Parliament, thus could become Prime Minister. However you cannot stand as a Member of Parliament if you are a member of the clergy.
How did Margaret Thatcher become the first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom?
You mean, How did she manage to become the first woman Prime Minister. It was pure chance, and nobody expected it less than her. Nearly all Conservative MP's wanted Edward Heath to stand down after losing three elections. But he wouldn't go, and most of the obvious front-runners were too loyal to stand against him in a ballot. So they had to work out a new system in a hurry, and they decided on a two-part ballot. In the first one, where most of the front-runners would not be competing, they would appoint one candidate to concentrate the anti-Heath vote, and get him out. This candidate would be a 'stalking horse', someone with no chance of winning the second ballot, which would be the contest between the actual front-runners. The stalking-horse they chose was Margaret Thatcher, who was assumed to have no chance in the second ballot, on account of being a woman. But after winning the first ballot, there was a most unexpected surge of support for her candidacy, and she became the first woman to lead a major party in the UK. Four years later, she became Prime Minister.
Can a girl become prime minister in the UK?
In the UK most people could stand to be elected to parliament. The leader of the largest political party is generally the Prime Minister - this may not be true if there is no overall control and a coalition of smaller parties puts one of their own members into that position. However, Catholics may not, at present , be the Prime Minister of Great Britain. When Tony Blair was talking about becoming a Catholic, like his wife Cherie, there was discussion of changing this law, but he waited until after he left office before changing his religious affiliations.
What are the Dr. Mahathir Mohamad prime minister of Malaysia stand for Malaysia?
I think he made the wawasan 2020
What was kim Campbell's job as a prime minister?
In retrospect, Kim Campbell's job as prime minister was, metaphorically, to "go down with the ship." Mulroney was the most unpopular prime minister in Canadian history and couldn't stand the thought of being defeated, so he bailed out and left Kim Campbell holding the bag.
