Theresa Mary May (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2016. She is the second female Prime Minister and Conservative leader after Margaret Thatcher. From 1977 until 1983, she worked for the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, also serving as a councillor for Durnsford in Merton. From 1999 to 2010, May held a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard and David Cameron, including Shadow Transport Secretary and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. She was also Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003.
Theresa May was a councillor.
Theresa Mary May (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2016. She is the second female Prime Minister and Conservative leader after Margaret Thatcher. From 1977 until 1983, she worked for the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, also serving as a councillor for Durnsford in Merton. From 1999 to 2010, May held a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard and David Cameron, including Shadow Transport Secretary and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. She was also Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003.

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Theresa Mary May (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who has served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2016. She is the second female Prime Minister and Conservative leader after Margaret Thatcher. From 1977 until 1983, she worked for the Bank of England, and from 1985 until 1997 at the Association for Payment Clearing Services, also serving as a councillor for Durnsford in Merton. From 1999 to 2010, May held a number of roles in the Shadow Cabinets of William Hague, Iain Duncan Smith, Michael Howard and David Cameron, including Shadow Transport Secretary and Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary. She was also Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003.

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