- British politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1990 to 1997
John Major Height
| How tall is John Major? | 182 cm / 6 ft 0 in | Born: | 29 March 1943 Comment | How old is John Major in 2024? / Age: | 80 years
| Where was John Major born? | London Borough of Sutton, United Kingdom | Zodiac sign: | Aries |
John Major Net worth 2024 (estimated)
| How much is John Major worth? | $275,000,000
| Nationality: | British | Hair color: | Grey | Eyes color: | Blue |
Who is John Major? / Facts
- He served as Foreign Secretary and then Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Thatcher Government from 1989 to 1990, and was the Member of Parliament for Huntingdon from 1979 to 2001
- He is the oldest living former Prime Minister
- At the beginning of his premiership, Major presided over British participation in the Gulf War in March 1991 and negotiated the Maastricht Treaty in December 1991
- He went on to lead the Conservatives to a fourth consecutive election victory, winning the most votes in British electoral history with over 14 million in the 1992 general election, with a reduced majority in the House of Commons
- Shortly after this, even though a staunch supporter of the ERM, the Major Government became responsible for British exit from the Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) after Black Wednesday on 16 September 1992
- This event led to a loss of confidence in Conservative economic policies and Major was never able to achieve a lead in opinion polls again
- Despite the eventual revival of economic growth amongst other successes such as the beginnings of the Northern Ireland peace process, by the mid-1990s the Conservative Party was embroiled in sleaze scandals involving various MPs, including Cabinet Ministers
- Criticism of Major's leadership reached such a pitch that he chose to resign as leader in June 1995, challenging his critics to either back him or challenge him; he was duly challenged by John Redwood but was easily re-elected
- By this time, the Labour Party had moved further to the right under the leadership of Tony Blair and won a large number of by-elections, eventually depriving the Government of its majority in February 1997
- Major went on to lose the 1997 general election months later, in one of the largest electoral defeats since the Great Reform Act of 1832
- After defeat, Major resigned as Prime Minister and was s쳮ded as Leader of the Conservative Party by William Hague
- He went on to retire from active politics, leaving the House of Commons at the 2001 general election
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