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John Major. Born: 29 th March 1943 Prime Minister from 1990-1997 Other Positions Held: Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Commonwealth and Foreign Affairs. How he became PM. Thatcher forced to resign Thatcher loses first round - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Born: 29th March 1943Prime Minister from 1990-1997
Other Positions Held:Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Secretary of State for Commonwealth and
Foreign Affairs
John Major
How he became PMThatcher forced to
resign
Thatcher loses first round
Major stands.
Major’s Style of LeadershipContrasted to
Thatcher
Consensus
Lead less, follow more
The Persian Gulf WarReplacing the Poll TaxThe Maastricht TreatyThe Good Friday Agreement
The Sterling Crisis 1992
Policies under Major
Honest and committed
Yet weak and ineffective
Dull
His Image as Leader
GeneralPositivesNegatives
Relationship with his Party and Parliament
With Chris Patten
Norman Lamont (Chancellor)
Margaret Thatcher (Former PM)
John Redwood (the one who tried but failed at miming the Welsh anthem)
Relationship with his colleagues
Back to Basics scandal
Sterling rejected from European Exchange Rate in 1992
‘When the curtain falls, it is time to get off the stage.
How Major lost office