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Here's a look at the life of Sir John Major, former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Birthdate: March 29, 1943
Place of birth: Carshalton, Surrey
Birth name: John Mayor
Father: Abraham Thomas Ball, stage name – Tom Major, performer
Mother: Gwen (Coates) Major, dancer
Marriage: Norma (Johnson) Mayor (1970-present)
Children: James and Isabel
He left school at 16 years old.
He worked in a bank before entering politics.
He was appointed financial guardian to Prince William and Prince Harry following the death of Princess Diana.
1968-1971 – Member of Lambeth Town Council.
1974 – He runs unsuccessfully for a seat in Parliament.
1979 – Wins a seat in Parliament, representing Huntingdonshire.
1983 – He becomes a government assistant.
1984 – It becomes a treasure whip.
1985-1986 – He serves as Undersecretary of State for Social Security.
1986 – He is appointed Minister of State for Social Security.
1987-1989 – He serves as Chief Secretary of the Treasury.
July 1989 – He is appointed Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
October 1989 – He is appointed Minister of Finance.
November 28, 1990-1997 – He serves as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
June 1995 – He resigns as leader of the Conservative Party and calls parliamentary elections to establish the party's leadership. He wins the elections.
May 1, 1997 – Loses the election to the Labor Party and Tony Blair.
1999 – “John Major: The Autobiography” is published.
2001 – He is leaving Parliament.
2002 – He admits to having a four-year affair with Edwina Currie, a member of Parliament, during the 1980s.
2005 – He is appointed Knight of the Garter by Queen Elizabeth II.
2007 – Major's book, “More Than a Game: The Story of Cricket's Early Years,” is published.
2012 – Major's book, “My Old Man: A Personal History of the Music Hall,” is published.
August 30, 2019 – He announces that he intends to join the legal action launched by anti-Brexit activist Gina Miller, who wants to prevent Boris Johnson from closing Parliament for five weeks. The following month, Major submits written testimony outlining his opposition. In October, the Supreme Court unanimously rules that Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament for five weeks was unlawful.
October 17, 2022 – In a statement to CNN, Major criticizes the fifth season of Netflix's “The Crown” for describing his time in office as “harmful and malicious fiction” and “a barrel full of nonsense sold for no other reason than to deliver the most.” .. and completely false: dramatic impact.” Netflix defends the show as a “fictional dramatization.”
