Theresa May

The Right Honourable Theresa May
Official portrait, 2016
54th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
In office 13 July 2016 – 24 July 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Deputy	Vacant
Preceded by	David Cameron
Succeeded by	Boris Johnson
15th Leader of the Conservative Party
In office 11 July 2016 – 23 July 2019[nb]
Chairman	Patrick McLoughlin Brandon Lewis
Preceded by	David Cameron
Succeeded by	Boris Johnson
81st Home Secretary
In office 12 May 2010 – 13 July 2016
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Alan Johnson
Succeeded by	Amber Rudd
6th Minister for Women and Equalities
In office 12 May 2010 – 4 September 2012
Prime Minister	David Cameron
Preceded by	Harriet Harman
Succeeded by	Maria Miller
35th Chairwoman of the Conservative Party
In office 23 July 2002 – 6 November 2003
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Preceded by	David Davis
Succeeded by	Liam Fox The Lord Saatchi
Shadow Cabinet positions 12th Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions In office 19 January 2009 – 11 May 2010 Leader David Cameron Shadowing James Purnell Yvette Cooper Preceded by Chris Grayling Succeeded by Yvette Cooper 7th Shadow Minister for Women and Equality In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 Leader David Cameron Shadowing Harriet Harman Preceded by Eleanor Laing Succeeded by Yvette Cooper In office 15 June 1999 – 18 September 2001 Shadow Minister for Women Leader William Hague Shadowing The Baroness Jay of Paddington Patricia Hewitt Preceded by Gillian Shephard Succeeded by Caroline Spelman 22nd Shadow Leader of the House of Commons In office 6 December 2005 – 19 January 2009 Leader David Cameron Shadowing Geoff Hoon Jack Straw Harriet Harman Preceded by Chris Grayling Succeeded by Alan Duncan 23rd Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport In office 6 May 2005 – 8 December 2005 Leader Michael Howard Shadowing Tessa Jowell Preceded by John Whittingdale Succeeded by Hugo Swire Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment and Transport In office 6 November 2003 – 14 June 2004 Leader Michael Howard Shadowing Margaret Beckett (Environment) Alistair Darling (Transport) Preceded by David Lidington (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) Tim Collins (Transport) Succeeded by Tim Yeo 16th Shadow Secretary of State for Transport In office 6 June 2002 – 23 July 2002 Leader Iain Duncan Smith Shadowing Alistair Darling Preceded by Herself (Transport, Local Government and the Regions) Succeeded by Tim Collins Shadow Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions In office 18 September 2001 – 6 June 2002 Leader Iain Duncan Smith Shadowing Stephen Byers Alistair Darling Preceded by Archie Norman (Environment, Transport and the Regions) Succeeded by Herself (Transport) Eric Pickles (Local Government and the Regions) 14th Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment In office 15 June 1999 – 18 September 2001 Leader William Hague Shadowing David Blunkett Estelle Morris (Education and Skills) Alistair Darling (Work and Pensions) Preceded by David Willetts Succeeded by Damian Green (Education and Skills) David Willetts (Work and Pensions)
Member of Parliament for Maidenhead
In office 1 May 1997 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Constituency created
Majority	26,457 (45.5%)
Personal details
Born	Theresa Mary Brasier (1956-10-01) 1 October 1956 (age 67) Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Political party	Conservative
Spouse(s)	Philip May (m. 1980)
Parents	Hubert Brasier Zaidee Mary Barnes
Residence	Sonning, Berkshire
Alma mater	St Hugh's College, Oxford
Signature
Website	www.tmay.co.uk
n.b. ^ Acting: 7 June – 23 July 2019

Theresa Mary, Lady May (née Brasier; born 1 October 1956) is a British former politician. She was the 54th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the 15th Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019.

She was born in Eastbourne, Sussex, and grew up in Oxfordshire.^[1][2] She was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Maidenhead in the House of Commons from 1997 to 2024, standing down at the 2024 general election. She was the Home Secretary in the David Cameron government. In 2018, she was elected as Commonwealth Chair-in-Office.

On 12 December 2018, 48 Conservative MPs had submitted letters of no confidence to the Chairman of the 1922 Committee Sir Graham Brady, triggering a vote of no confidence. Despite this, May won the confidence vote after 200 MPs vowed support to her leadership.^[3] On 15 January 2019 after her Brexit proposal failed in the House of Commons by a 432 to 202 vote, Opposition Leader Jeremy Corbyn filled a motion of no confidence in her ministry, which failed in a 325 to 306 vote.^[4][5]

In March 2019, May said she would resign as Prime Minister if Parliament passed her Brexit deal, to make way for a new leader in the second phase of Brexit.^[6]

On 24 May 2019, she announced that her resignation as party leader would take effect on 7 June and she would leave her position as Prime Minister when her replacement is selected.^[7] She was replaced by Boris Johnson.

1. ↑ The International Who's Who. Europa Publications. 2004. p. 1114.
2. ↑ Davies, Ben (22 May 2001). "Vote 2001:Key People Theresa May Education and Employment". BBC News Online. BBC. Retrieved 20 October 2010.
3. ↑ "Theresa May survives confidence vote". BBC News. 12 December 2018.
4. ↑ "May's government survives no confidence vote". No. 16 January 2019. BBC News. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
5. ↑ Sparrow, Andrew; Weaver, Matthew; Lyons, Kate (16 January 2019). "No-confidence motion fails by 325 to 306 votes – Politics live". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
6. ↑ Stewart, Heather; Mason, Rowena; Walker, Peter (2019-03-27). "May vows to resign before next phase of Brexit if deal is passed". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
7. ↑ "Latest as May makes statement outside No 10". BBC News. Retrieved 24 May 2019.