UK Parliament 1979–1983

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The UK Parliament 1979–1983 was the Westminster legislature dominated by Margaret Thatcher’s first Conservative government, marked by major economic reforms and industrial unrest.

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UK Parliament 1979–1983 canonical 3

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instanceOf Parliament of the United Kingdom
chancellorOfTheExchequer Geoffrey Howe
characterisedBy high unemployment
industrial unrest
monetarist economic policy
privatisation of state-owned industries
trade union reform
country United Kingdom
electedBy 1979 United Kingdom general election
endTime 1983-05-13
eventDuringTerm 1981 inner-city riots in England
1981 steel strike in the United Kingdom
Falklands War
followedBy UK Parliament 1983–1987
follows UK Parliament 1974–1979
foreignSecretary Francis Pym
Lord Carrington
government First Thatcher ministry
hasComponent House of Commons
House of Lords
Monarch
homeSecretary Leon Brittan
William Whitelaw
ideologyOfGovernment Thatcherism
legislativeTermNumber 48th Parliament of the United Kingdom
meetsAt Palace of Westminster
monarch Elizabeth II
numberOfCommonsMembers 635
oppositionLeader James Callaghan
Michael Foot
oppositionParty Labour Party (UK)
oversawPolicy Right to Buy council housing policy
passedAct British Nationality Act 1981
Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1980
Education Act 1980
Employment Act 1980
Employment Act 1982
Housing Act 1980
Mental Health (Amendment) Act 1982
National Heritage Act 1980
Oil and Gas (Enterprise) Act 1982
Social Security Act 1980
Transport Act 1980
primeMinister Margaret Thatcher
rulingParty Conservative Party (UK)
speakerOfTheHouseOfCommons Bernard Weatherill
George Thomas
startTime 1979-05-09

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John Hunt (British politician) parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1979–1983
subject linked to: John Hunt
Archie Hamilton parliamentaryTerm UK Parliament 1979–1983
UK Parliament 1983–1987 precededBy UK Parliament 1979–1983