Premiership of John Major
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The Right Honourable Sir John Major KG CH |
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Major as PM, c. 1996
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| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
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In office 28 November 1990 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | Michael Heseltine (1995–97) |
| Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | Tony Blair |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office 2 May 1997 – 19 June 1997 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Tony Blair |
| Succeeded by | William Hague |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
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In office 28 November 1990 – 19 June 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Margaret Thatcher |
| Succeeded by | William Hague |
| Chancellor of the Exchequer | |
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In office 26 October 1989 – 28 November 1990 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Nigel Lawson |
| Succeeded by | Norman Lamont |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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In office 24 July 1989 – 26 October 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Sir Geoffrey Howe |
| Succeeded by | Douglas Hurd |
| Chief Secretary to the Treasury | |
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In office 13 June 1987 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | John MacGregor |
| Succeeded by | Norman Lamont |
| Minister of State for Social Security | |
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In office 10 September 1986 – 13 June 1987 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Tony Newton |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Scott |
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Member of Parliament for Huntingdon Huntingdonshire (1979–83) |
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In office 3 May 1979 – 7 June 2001 |
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| Preceded by | David Renton |
| Succeeded by | Jonathan Djanogly |
| Personal details | |
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John Roy Major 29 March 1943 Sutton, Surrey, England |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Norma Johnson (m. 1970) |
| Children | 2 |
| Religion | Church of England |
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Sir John Major, KG, CH, PC (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He served as Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was Member of Parliament for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001. He is the oldest living former Prime Minister.
Major became Prime Minister following the surprise resignation of Margaret Thatcher in November 1990. He presided over British participation in the Gulf War in March 1991, and negotiated the Maastricht Treaty in December 1991. He went on to lead the Conservatives to a fourth consecutive electoral victory, winning the most votes in British electoral history with over 14 million votes in the 1992 general election, with a reduced majority in the House of Commons. Shortly after this, even though a staunch supporter of the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM), the Major Government became responsible for British exit from the ERM after Black Wednesday on 16 September 1992. This event led to a loss of confidence in Conservative economic policies and Major was never able to achieve a lead in opinion polls again.
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