A university that had close links to Margaret Thatcher is to house a library and museum devoted to the life and ideals of Britain¡¯s only woman prime minister.
The announcement was made by Donal Blaney, chief executive of the , at a dinner held at London¡¯s Guildhall on 27 October, which was also notable for an outspoken and on immigration by former Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.
After discussion between the centre¡¯s trustees and the university, said Mr Blaney, ¡°both sides [were] working together towards the siting of the Margaret Thatcher Centre, together with its domestic and international programme, at the University of Buckingham, where Lady Thatcher was chancellor [1992-8]¡±.
Buckingham was established as an independent, not-for-profit university college in 1973, when Lady Thatcher was education secretary. She also played a significant role, while serving as prime minister, in its elevation to the status of the UK¡¯s first private university in 1983.
Like the centres devoted to American presidents, the Margaret Thatcher Centre will incorporate a library, museum and resources for both education and research.
It is hoped that it will be up and running by 2019, the thirtieth anniversary of Lady Thatcher reaching a decade as prime minister and the sixtieth anniversary of her becoming an MP.
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