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Sir John Major KG CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997, and as Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon, formerly Huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. Prior to
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See moreJohn Major was born on 29 March 1943 at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in St Helier, Surrey, the son of Gwen Major (née Coates, 1905–1970) and former music hall performer
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See moreChief Secretary to the Treasury (1987–1989)
Following the June 1987 general election, in which Major retained...
See moreAlthough many Conservative MPs wanted Major to resign as leader immediately because of the election loss, there was a movement among the
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See moreMajor's first job was as a clerk in the London-based insurance brokerage firm Price Forbes in 1959, though finding the job dull and offering no prospects he quit. Major began working with his brother Terry at the garden ornaments business; this had been sold in 1959,
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See moreMajor won the Huntingdon seat by a large margin in the 1979 general election, which brought Margaret Thatcher to power. He made his maiden speech in the House of Commons on 13 June
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See moreFirst Major ministry (1990–1992)
Major became prime minister on 28 November 1990 when he accepted the Queen's invitation to form a government, succeeding...
See moreSince leaving office, Major has tended to maintain a low profile in the media, occasionally commentating on political developments in the role of an elder statesman. In 1999 he
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