Theresa May

Theresa Mary May (née Brasier;^[1] born 1 October 1956) is a Breetish politeecian wha served as Prime Meenister o the Unitit Kinrick an leader o the Conservative Pairty frae 2016 tae 2019. She haes been the Member o Pairlament (MP) for Maidenhead syne 1997. May identifies as a ane-naition conservative an haes been chairacterised as a leeberal conservative. She wis the seicont female Prime Meenister an Conservative Pairty leader efter Margaret Thatcher.

The Richt Honourable Theresa May MP
May in 2024
Prime Meenister o the Unitit Kinrick
In office 13 Julie 2016 – 24 Julie 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Depute	Damian Green (2017) David Lidington (2018–19)
Precedit bi	David Cameron
Succeedit bi	Boris Johnson
Leader o the Conservative Pairty
In office 11 Julie 2016 – 7 Juin 2019 Actin: 7 Juin 2019 – 23 Julie 2019
Precedit bi	David Cameron
Succeedit bi	Boris Johnson
Hame Secretar
In office 12 Mey 2010 – 13 Julie 2016
Prime Meenister	David Cameron
Precedit bi	Alan Johnson
Succeedit bi	Amber Rudd
Meenister for Weemen an Equalities
In office 12 Mey 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Meenister	David Cameron
Precedit bi	Harriet Harman
Succeedit bi	Maria Miller
Shaidae Secretar o State for Wirk an Pensions
In office 19 Januar 2009 – 11 Mey 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Precedit bi	Chris Grayling
Succeedit bi	Yvette Cooper
Shaidae Meenister for Weemen an Equality
In office 2 Julie 2007 – 11 Mey 2010
Leader	David Cameron
Precedit bi	Eleanor Laing
Succeedit bi	Yvette Cooper
In office 15 Juin 1999 – 18 September 2001 Shaidae Meenister for Weemen
Leader	William Hague
Precedit bi	Gillian Shephard
Succeedit bi	Caroline Spelman
Shaidae Leader o the Hoose o Commons
In office 6 December 2005 – 19 Januar 2009
Leader	David Cameron
Precedit bi	Chris Grayling
Succeedit bi	Alan Duncan
Shaidae Secretar o State for Cultur, Media an Sport
In office 6 Mey 2005 – 8 December 2005
Leader	Michael Howard
Precedit bi	John Whittingdale
Succeedit bi	Hugo Swire
Shaidae Secretar o State for the Faimily
In office 15 Juin 2004 – 8 December 2005
Leader	Michael Howard
Precedit bi	Poseetion established
Succeedit bi	Poseetion abolished
Shaidae Secretar o State for Environs an Transport
In office 6 November 2003 – 14 Juin 2004
Leader	Michael Howard
Precedit bi	David Lidington (Environment, Food an Rural Affairs) Tim Collins (Transport)
Succeedit bi	Tim Yeo
Chairman o the Conservative Pairty
In office 23 Julie 2002 – 6 November 2003
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Precedit bi	David Davis
Succeedit bi	Liam Fox The Laird Saatchi
Shaidae Secretar o State for Transport
In office 6 June 2002 – 23 Julie 2002
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Precedit bi	Hersel (Transport, Local Govrenment an the Regions)
Succeedit bi	Tim Collins
Shaidae Secretar o State for Transport, Local Govrenment an the Regions
In office 18 September 2001 – 6 Juin 2002
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Precedit bi	Archie Norman (Environment, Transport an the Regions)
Succeedit bi	Hersel (Transport) Eric Pickles (Local Govrenment an the Regions)
Shaidae Secretar o State for Eddication an Employment
In office 15 Juin 1999 – 18 September 2001
Leader	William Hague
Precedit bi	David Willetts
Succeedit bi	Damian Green (Eddication an Skills) David Willetts (Wirk an Pensions)
Member o Pairlament for Maidenhead
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 Mey 1997
Precedit bi	Constituency established
Majority	29,059 (54.0%)
Personal details
Born	Theresa Mary Brasier (1956-10-01) 1 October 1956 (age 68) Eastbourne, Sussex, Ingland
Poleetical pairty	Conservative
Spoose(s)	Philip May
Alma mater	St Hugh's College, Oxford
Religion	Anglican

The dauchter o a vicar, May grew up in Oxfordshire. Frae 1977 till 1983, she wirked for the Bank o Ingland, an frae 1985 till 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, servin as a cooncillor for Durnsford in Merton an aw. Efter unsuccessfu attempts tae be electit tae the Hoose o Commons in 1992 an 1994, she wis electit as the MP for Maidenhead in the 1997 general election. Frae 1999 tae 2010, May held a nummer o roles in the Shaidae Cabinets o William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard an David Cameron, includin Shaidae Transport Secretary an Shaidae Wirk an Pensions Secretar. She wis Chairman o the Conservative Pairty frae 2002 tae 2003.

Efter the formation o a coaleetion govrenment follaeingthe 2010 general election, May wis appyntit Hame Secretar an Meeinister for Weemen an Equalities, giein up the latter role in 2012. Reappyntit efter the Conservative victory in the 2015 general election, she went on tae acome the langest-servin Hame Secretar syne James Chuter Ede ower 60 year previously. During her tenur she pursued reform o the Polis Federation, implementit a haurder line on drogs policy includin the bannin o khat, owersaw the introduction o electit Polis an Crime Commissioners, the deportation o Abu Qatada, the creaution o the Naitional Crime Augency an brocht in addeetional restrictions on immigration.^[2]

Follaeing Cameron's resignation in Juin 2016, May successfully contestit the Conservative leadership contest an automatically acame Prime Meenister in Julie. As Prime Meenister, May's focus haes primarily been on widrawin the UK frae the European Union. She haes cawed for the reintroduction o the grammar schuil seestem in the UK an aw. In Aprile 2017, May annoonced her intention for a general election for 8 Juin 2017, the follaein day pairlament votit in favour o the snap general election. In the election, despite gains in Scotland, the Conservatives lost thair majority an made an agreement wi Northren Ireland's Democratic Unionist Pairty tae stay in govrenment.

Efter her Brexit deal failed tae get support in the Hoose o Commons, Theresa May propaled her demission as Prime Meenister an Conservative leader on 24 Mey 2019, wi Boris Johnson bein chosen tae succeed her in baith poseetions in Julie.