Denis Thatcher

Sir Denis Thatcher Bt MBE TD CStJ
Dining at Downing Street in 1988
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In role 4 May 1979 – 28 November 1990
Preceded by	Audrey Callaghan
Succeeded by	Norma Major
Personal details
Born	(1915-05-10)10 May 1915 Lewisham, London, England
Died	26 June 2003(2003-06-26) (aged 88) Chelsea, London, England
Resting place	Royal Hospital Chelsea 51°29′15″N 0°09′30″W / 51.4874°N 0.1582°W / 51.4874; -0.1582
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Margaret Doris Kempson ​ ​ (m. 1942; div. 1948)​ Margaret Roberts ​ ​ (m. 1951)​
Children	Mark Carol
Alma mater	Mill Hill School
Profession	Business
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	British Army
Years of service	1938–1965
Rank	Major
Unit	Royal West Kents Royal Artillery
Battles/wars	Second World War

Sir Denis Thatcher, 1st Baronet, MBE, CStJ, TD (10 May 1915 – 26 June 2003) was a British businessman and the husband of Margaret Thatcher, who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. He was the first male spouse of a British prime minister.^[1]

To this day, Thatcher remains the last commoner awarded a British title that could be inherited; he was granted the Thatcher baronetcy in 1990.

1. ↑ "Margaret Thatcher". Number10.gov.uk. Retrieved 2 January 2020.