Profile | Theresa May
8 January 2017
Position:Prime Minister
Age:59
Constituency:Maidenhead
MP since:1997
Education:Geography at St Hugh’s College, Oxford
Before politics:Born to an Anglican vicar and his wife in Eastbourne, Sussex, May worked at the Bank of England and Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) before becoming an MP.
Age:59
Constituency:Maidenhead
MP since:1997
Education:Geography at St Hugh’s College, Oxford
Before politics:Born to an Anglican vicar and his wife in Eastbourne, Sussex, May worked at the Bank of England and Association for Payment Clearing Services (APACS) before becoming an MP.
Key quote
“We know that for people in low-paid jobs, wages
are forced down even further (as a result of immigration) while some
people are forced out of work altogether”
Key moments
1999 - 2010:Holds a variety of shadow cabinet posts
2002:Becomes the first female chair of the Conservatives and says it is seen as the “nasty party” - while wearing a pair of now-famous leopard print kitten heels
2010 - 2012:Minister for Women & Equalities
2010:Appointed Home Secretary, and makes it her mission to reform the police service and control immigration
2012:Blocks British computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US saying it would contravene his human rights
2014:Becomes the longest serving Home Secretary for 50 years
2016:Replaces David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister
2002:Becomes the first female chair of the Conservatives and says it is seen as the “nasty party” - while wearing a pair of now-famous leopard print kitten heels
2010 - 2012:Minister for Women & Equalities
2010:Appointed Home Secretary, and makes it her mission to reform the police service and control immigration
2012:Blocks British computer hacker Gary McKinnon’s extradition to the US saying it would contravene his human rights
2014:Becomes the longest serving Home Secretary for 50 years
2016:Replaces David Cameron as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime Minister
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/2017/01/08/pm-sets-path-brighter-future/
