Who was the Prime Minister in 1998 of Britain?

Answer 1

There were several Prime Ministers in the 1970s, not just one.

At the beginning of 1970 it was Harold Wilson, but he was voted out in the General Election of that year and replaced by Conservative Edward Heath. Heath was in office during the latter part of America's war in Vietnam, and during the Superpower crisis over the Arab-Israeli Yom Kippur War of October 1973 which for a short while, threatened to escalate into nuclear confrontation and caused an oil supply crisis in the West. He also took Britain into the EEC, and was in office when the IRA began terrorist attacks against civilians in the UK. However, he did not handle the economic crisis of the early '70s very well- Britain was racked with massive industrial unrest, strikes, power cuts and huge inflation. Heath responded to this by introducing swingeing cuts to public services, introducing a 'state of emergency', a 3-day working week, petrol rationing, and a confrontational stance towards the trade unions.

He called an early election in April '74 in an attempt to force an end to the miner's and steelworker's strikes, but the plan backfired and he was voted out to be replaced by Harold Wilson again. However, that wasn't the end of Heath's time in the public eye- 16 years later, he helped to secure the release of Western hostages being held by Saddam Hussein when Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, in which role Heath was helped by black US Senator Jesse Jackson (although Jackson attempted to sideline Heath's contribution and claim that it was all his own doing).

Wilson was in office the second time until August '76- he was PM when Nixon resigned over the Watergate scandal, and also when Turkey invaded Cyprus in July '74 (this was never likely to have become more than a regional conflict, but could potentially have become more serious if Britain, which has two huge military bases on the island, had intervened to support the Greeks and the USSR had sought to take advantage of the situation). He was also in office when the Vietnam War finally ended.

Ill-health forced Wilson to resign from politics completely in August '76, and he was replaced by his Chancellor James Callaghan. Although a competent Chancellor, Callaghan proved to be a bumbling, inept Prime Minister- the Western world continued to suffer economic crisis in the late '70s, with rampant inflation, social unrest, decay of national infrastructure, strikes and terrorism, none of which Callaghan was able to handle effectively. He was in office during the era of Punk Rock and during the Iranian Revolution in early '79, but was only ever a 'caretaker' Premier, never elected in his own right.

At the general eletcion of May 1979, he was replaced by the Conservative Margaret Thatcher, who was PM throughout the 1980s.

Harold Wilson died in 1995 and is buried on the Scilly Isles, off the Western tip of Cornwall. Both Heath and Callaghan died in 2005; Margaret Thatcher is still alive and is 87 as of 2012, but now has dementia and is rarely seen in public.

Answer 2

Sir John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1993.

Sir John Major was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 November 28 to 1997 May 2. Major first became prime minister when rising dissent within the Conservative party caused Michael Heseltine to challenge Margaret Thatcher for the leadership. Major had formerly been Margaret Thatcher's Chancellor. As a result, Major became the leader of the Conservative Party and thus prime minister. He was elected in his own right in the 1992 General Election. Major's role as prime minister saw him lead negotiations in the formation of the EU, as well as participating in the Gulf War and the crisis in Serbia. However, the public's continued disenchantment with the Conservative Party after 17 years led to a large victory for Labour in the 1997 elections. Major would continue on as Leader of the Opposition for a few months before resigning.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland contains England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, which do not have separate prime ministers.

Answer 3

John Major 28th November 1990 - 2nd May 1997.

Before the 28th November it was Margaret Thatcher, and after the 2nd May it was Tony Blair.

Answer 4

TONY BLAIR was the prime minister in 1998.

Answer 5

Bill Clinton

Answer 6

Margaret Thatcher

Answer 7

Tony Blair