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Nov 2, 2022 · Birth City: London. Birth Country: England. Best Known For: British politician John Major served as prime minister of the United Kingdom from November 1990 to May 1997. Industries. Politics and...
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...
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.
Sep 28, 2021 · The BBC's landmark series reveals the inside story of John Major's leadership - from his rapid rise to power to his attempts to build a "nation at ease with itself" and unite a warring party. A ...
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.
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.
