John Major is the one who replaced Margaret Thatcher

John Major became prime minister in a difficult time for Britain. He became the one who succeeded the Conservative leader, Margaret Thatcher.

In the article, in addition to information about John Major, one can learn about the modern political system of Great Britain, or, more precisely, about the parties of Great Britain.

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The future prime minister was born on May 29, 1943 in London. His father was a former circus, who became a manager in the theatrical field.

John Major was interested in political life from a young age. At the beginning of the journey, he spoke at a market in Brixton, where an improvised tribune was located. In 1964, a young man was elected to the council of one of the districts. He got the post of deputy chairman of one of the committees. In 1971, Major changed the district and lost his seat on the council following the election results.

A significant role in the career of the future premiere was played by Jean Cyrenes. The woman was thirteen years older than he. She became his mentor, and later a mistress. Thanks to her, the Major became more ambitious, learned many political tricks. The relationship between John and Jean continued in 1963-1968.

Prior to his election to the Parliament, Major worked in the banking sector.

Working in Parliament

John Major tried to get into parliament in 1974, but failed. He was elected in the 1979 elections, on which he moved from the Conservatives. He was supported by the district of Huntingdonshire. There he was re-elected in 1987, 1992, 1997.

Positions in government:

• The secretary of parliament;
• Deputy Minister for Social Affairs;
• Minister for Social Affairs;
• Deputy Minister of Finance;
• Foreign Secretary;
• Chancellor of the Exchequer.

In 1990, the Conservatives held a re-election of the leader. Margaret Thatcher won the first round, but because of a possible split in the party, withdrew her candidacy from the second round. John Major won in this election, and was appointed prime minister on November 27, 1990.

Premiership

During his time as prime minister, Majora had to face the following problems:

• The beginning of the war in the Persian Gulf;
• The acute situation in Northern Ireland;
• The recession of the world economy;
• "Black Wednesday" is a financial crisis due to currency speculation and the fall of the British pound.

Government work

The government of John Major ran from 1990 to 1997. During this time, the representatives of the parliament tried to achieve a settlement of the situation in Northern Ireland. By the spring of 1992 negotiations began. They dragged on for many years, a lot of blood was shed because of the activities of terrorist organizations. As a result, by 1996, the negotiations had reached a deadlock, drowning in procedural matters.

The government continued the policy of privatization. Due to the closure of unprofitable coal mines, mass protests of miners began. By 1993 the parliament had given the go-ahead for the privatization of the railway.

Great difficulties arose in European politics.

According to some experts, the policy of John Major was indecisive. This was particularly the case with the withdrawal of the pound from the European monetary system. If the prime minister pulled out the pound at the beginning of the crisis, one would not have to spend billions of pounds for nothing.

No matter how other politicians treated him, Major was able to remain prime minister until the 1992 election campaign. Conservatives predicted a loss from the Labor Party. But the campaign led by the conservative leader brought him victory. He again became prime minister.

At the post, he remained until the 1997 elections, in which the Labor Conservatives were tightly beaten by the Labor Party. The new Prime Minister was Tony Blair.

It happened historically that the main parties in Great Britain were conservatives, liberals, and later Labor. Are there other parties in the country?

Modern party system

In its history, the party system of Great Britain has not suffered significant changes. However, with the passage of time, there were more parties. Although the most popular and weighty are two of them. They are fighting for the premiership.

The main parties of Great Britain are:

• Conservative.
• Labor.

Liberal Democrats and PESC are also considered quite large. About 20 parties are registered and active in the country. Some of them are represented in the parliament.

The parties of Great Britain, whose representatives are elected to parliament:

• Conservative - founded in 1870. Her ancestors were Tories.
• PNSC (Independence Party of the United Kingdom) was founded in 1993. The Alliance of Anti-Federalists became progenitors. The party stands for an exit from the European Union.
• Liberal - was founded in 1988 by the merger of liberals and social democrats.
• Labor - was founded in 1900. Staying in power since 1997 to this day.
• Scottish National - was founded in 1928. He stands for the independence of Scotland.
• Wales (Plaid Camry) - founded in 1925. He is in favor of giving Wales self-government.
• The Unionist Party of Ulster - appeared in 1905.