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John Major 's term as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 28 November 1990 when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Margaret Thatcher, and ended on 2 May 1997 following the Conservative Party's defeat in the 1997 general election by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
The Rt Hon Sir John Major KG CH. Conservative 1990 to 1997. As Prime Minister Sir John Major oversaw Britain's longest period of continuous economic growth and the beginning of the Northern...
Nov 28, 1990 · Major is the most recent person to have become Leader of the Opposition, and faced the Prime Minister at PMQs, after having been Prime Minister themselves. Major was Leader of the Opposition over May-June 1997.
BIOGRAPHY. Sir John Major was born on 29th March 1943, the son of Tom Ball, known as Tom Major, and Gwen Major. He was educated at Cheam Common Primary School and then Rutlish Grammar School. He left school in 1959, on the day before his sixteenth birthday.
Sir John Major is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990.
Aug 27, 2023 · Senior politicians relive the gruelling final years of John Major’s government when rows over Europe and sleaze threatened to split the party in two. Show more. Available now. 42 minutes.
Mar 11, 2024 · Declassified files from John Major’s private secretary reveal the extraordinary level of planning that goes into a handover of power Published: 31 Dec 2023
