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2 days ago · Sir John Major KG, CH (born 29 March 1943) is a British former politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997. He previously held Cabinet positions under prime minister Margaret Thatcher, his last as chancellor of the Exchequer from 1989 to 1990.
5 days ago · John Major (born March 29, 1943, London, England) is a British politician and public official who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1990 to 1997. The son of a former circus performer and vaudeville manager, Major left school at age 16 to help support his family.
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3 days ago · John Major's term as the prime minister of the United Kingdom began on 28 November 1990 when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Margaret Thatcher, and ended on 2 May 1997 following the Conservative Party's defeat in the 1997 general election by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair.
4 days ago · Rishi Sunak looks like Sir John Major in the run-up to the 1997 general election when “everyone knew what the result would be”, Kwasi Kwarteng has suggested. Mr Kwarteng, a former chancellor ...
5 days ago · Three former prime ministers claimed from the PDCA 30 years ago, at a total cost to the taxpayer of £250,000 at today’s prices. Ten years ago the number of claimants was still three (Sir John ...
6 days ago · In 2006, the Canadian government established a public inquiry led by former Canadian Supreme Court Justice John Major. Concluding in 2010, the Air India Inquiry highlighted several failures: Intelligence failures: CSIS and the RCMP failed to share critical intelligence and did not act on multiple warnings about potential terrorist attacks.
3 days ago · Ex-Conservative prime minister John Major and Labour leader Neil Kinnock agreed in principle to a debate in 1992 but this was called off.
