Death: August 07, 1739 (57) Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Yesterday he told of his fight with the potentially fatal condition, known. Mr Salter, who was 30 and had qualified recently as a hospital doctor, was the childhood sweetheart of the Majors' only daughter Elizabeth, whom he married two years ago. [161][162] Tax cuts were also made which benefited football associations, the aim being to increase funding on safety measures following the Bradford City stadium fire and Hillsborough disaster. He added: 'Of course, it came as a terrible shock and this is a very difficult time for me and Elizabeth and our families. Pay for the usage you need, licensing that works for you. Organise, control, distribute, and measure all of your digital content. Neil Kinnock was replaced by John Smith as Labour leader and Leader of the Opposition in 1992. [158][159], As Chancellor, Major presented only one Budget, the first to be televised live, on 20 March 1990. As a former Prime Minister, Major with Lady Major had a place of honour at the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II on 19 September 2022. [94][95] During this period Major became also involved in the response to protests at RAF Molesworth, which lay in his constituency; various peace groups were opposed to the siting of cruise missiles at the base and had established a permanent 'peace camp' there. The 1991 Japan Festival also took place under his premiership. He remained active in parliament, regularly attending and contributing in debates, until he gave up his seat in the 2001 general election to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. ", "Honest John gives it to us straight stale buns and all", "Over the top? In April 1992 Labour-run Lambeth Council rebuffed plans for a plaque commemorating Major in the borough, stating that there was already "sufficient monument to John Major in the form of the Stockwell Park and Moorlands Estates". "[294], In February 2023, Major made a speech at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Britain, where he said that Brexit was "a colossal mistake" and that Johnson agreed the Brexit protocol knowing it was "a mess".[295][296]. [52][53] Major took a major interest in housing matters, with Lambeth notorious for overcrowding and poor-quality rented accommodation. 'Because of the rareness of it, it's difficult to speculate about how things will turn out. Streamline your workflow with our best-in-class digital asset management system. Alamy and its logo are trademarks of Alamy Ltd. and are registered in certain countries. Please. DETAILS Restrictions: [350][351] Salter died on 22 November 2002 from cancer. [7] John Major later described the family's circumstances at this time as being "comfortable but not well off". He inherited a majority government from Margaret Thatcher who had been the prime minister for the previous eleven years. Elizabeth Major, a qualified veterinary nurse, married Luke Salter on 26 March 2000 at All Saints Church, Somerby, having been in a relationship with him since 1988. [68][69] In 1974 the couple moved to a larger residence at West Oak, Beckenham, and had a second child, James, in January 1975. GRO Register of Deaths: Sep 1970 5a 1807 Croydon Gwendoline Minnie Major, DoB about 1905. [344], Major married Norma Johnson (now Dame Norma Major) on 3 October 1970 at St Matthew's Church, Brixton. [208], Major became prime minister on 28 November 1990 when he accepted the Queen's invitation to form a government, succeeding Margaret Thatcher. Sponsored A spokesman. [309] He also notes that Major's unexpected 1992 election victory effectively sealed in the Thatcher-era reforms and forced the Labour Party to ditch most of its more socialist-tinged policies, thereby permanently shifting the British political landscape to the centre ground. [106] Also in this period, Major stood in for a Foreign Office minister on a trip to South America, visiting Colombia, Peru and Venezuela. Elizabeth Major, daughter of former Prime Minister John Major, with her fiance Luke Salter at her family home near Huntingdon, where they formerly announced their engagement. [90] At this time Major lived in De Vere Close, Hemingford Grey. [228][229][230] Major's resignation as Conservative leader formally took effect on 19 June 1997 after the election of William Hague. [290] In the 2019 general election Major urged voters to vote tactically against candidates supporting Boris Johnson when those candidates wanted a hard Brexit. Download content on demand when you need it. London - The daughter of the former British prime minister, Mr John Major, yesterday announced her engagement, after her fiance, Mr Luke Salter, proposed to her on Christmas morning. The impressionist comedian Rory Bremner often mocked John Major, for example depicting him as 'John 90', a play on 1960s puppet show Joe 90;[331][332] his impersonation was so accurate that he managed to fool the MP Richard Body that he was really speaking to Major in a prank phone call. It was replaced with the physical Euro currency in 1999. In February 1970 Major became Chairman of the Housing Committee, being responsible for overseeing the building of several large council estates. [333] The incident prompted Cabinet Secretary Robin Butler to warn Channel 4 head Michael Grade against any further calls for fear that state secrets could be inadvertently leaked. His heart did not beat at a regular pace and kept slowing down so much that on occasions it stopped, causing him to collapse. [2] The Labour Party pulled ahead of the Conservatives in every local election during Major's leadership, which increased after Tony Blair became Labour leader in 1994. Every time he gets up now I keep thinking, 'What on earth is Councillor Major doing?' Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. "[314] Noted political historian Dick Leonard, however, writing in 2004, was more harsh in his assessment, concluding that Major was "A man of evident decent instincts, but limited abilities: as Prime Minister he pushed these abilities to the limit. Luke Salter, 29, a newly qualified doctor, married the former Prime Minister's daughter Elizabeth, 30, two years ago. Catherine Milner reports", "Official: Major is related to Thatcher . [107][108] The large size of the DHSS granted Ministers a greater degree of responsibility than in other departments,[nb 6] with Major assisting with work on the Social Security Act 1986 and improving provision for disabled people. 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[140][141] Discussions focused primarily on the future of Hong Kong, which Britain was scheduled to hand over to China in 1997. "[271], Major has become an active after-dinner speaker, earning over 25,000 per engagement for his "insights and his own opinions" on politics and other matters according to his agency. Lord Cranborne, his chief of staff during the election, and the chief whip, Alastair Goodlad, both pleaded with him to stay on: they argued that remaining as leader for a few months would give the party time to come to terms with the scale of defeat before electing a successor. [40] Major stood as a Councillor in the 1964 Lambeth London Borough Council election for Larkhall ward at the age of 21 in 1964, losing to Labour. He has suffered hair loss as a side-effect of the intensive chemotherapy he has had to try to shrink the tumour. Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, SE1 9GF. Find the right content for your market. "[284][285], During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum Major strongly encouraged a "No" vote, stating that a vote for independence would be damaging both for Scotland and the rest of the UK. Although public favourability of Major has improved since he left office, his premiership has generally been viewed as average in historical rankings and public opinion of British prime ministers..mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}, John Major was born on 29 March 1943 at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in St Helier, Surrey, the son of Gwen Major (ne Coates, 19051970) and former music hall performer Tom Major-Ball (18791962), who was 63 years old when Major was born. John Major was born on 29 March 1943 at St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children in St Helier, Surrey, the son of Gwen Major ( ne Coates, 1905-1970) and former music hall performer Tom Major-Ball (1879-1962), who was 63 years old when Major was born. Speculation over Major's leadership had continued since his re-election in 1995, and intensified as it became increasingly likely that the Conservatives would suffer a landslide defeat in the upcoming general election. [275], In February 2005, it was reported that Major and Norman Lamont delayed the release of papers on Black Wednesday under the Freedom of Information Act. Despite being reelected as Conservative leader in the 1995 leadership election, his administration remained unpopular, and soon lost its parliamentary majority. His wife, former game show hostess Emma Noble, 30, rushed him to hospital with a severe headache and high temperature. The additional bitterness on the right wing of the Conservative Party at the manner in which Margaret Thatcher had been deposed did not make Major's task any easier, with many viewing him as a weak and vacillating leader. [289], On 30 August 2019, it was announced that Major intended to join a court case by Gina Miller against the proroguing of Parliament by the prime minister, Boris Johnson. "[291] In early 2020, after the UK formally left the EU with an initial deal, Major expressed his concerns about a future trading deal with the EU being "flimsy". This was similar to his stance on devolution in Scotland before referendums were held on the subject both there and in Wales in 1997. ",[321] whereas on the left Labour's Alastair Campbell dismissed him as a "piece of lettuce that passes for prime minister"[322] and Labour MP Tony Banks said of Major in 1994 that, "He was a fairly competent Chairman of Housing on Lambeth Council. Acutely conscious of his straitened circumstances in relation to the other pupils, Major was something of a loner and consistently under-performed except in sports, coming to see the school as "a penance to be endured". As prime minister, Major created the Citizen's Charter, removed the Poll Tax and replaced it with the Council Tax, committed British troops to the Gulf War, took charge of the UK's negotiations over the Maastricht Treaty, led the country during the early 1990s economic crisis, withdrew the pound from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (on Black Wednesday), promoted the socially conservative back to basics campaign, privatised the railways and coal industry, and played a pivotal role in creating peace in Northern Ireland. This child was a son, John. John began attending primary school at Cheam Common School from 1948. Never have the stakes been higher, especially for the young. Immediate Family: Daughter of George Majors and Susanna Pray. A spokesman for both families said: I can confirm that Luke died this morning as a result of his brain cancer. [212] By December 1991, unemployment was at 2.5 million (compared to 1.6 million 18 months earlier). [371][372] Major is a Christian, though his upbringing was never especially religious and he states that he is "a believer at a distance". MAJOR'S DAUGHTER ELIZABETH FALLS OFF HORSE:.||ENGLAND MS Elizabeth Major (Daughter of PM) along|Cambs in jockey gear PAN R-L|Huntingdon LACMS Elizabeth on horse PAN L-R and away| CMS John Major PM and wife Norma at race| course| CBV Norma taking picture| LS Race in progress| TLMS Elizabeth's horse crossing finishing| post as she falls off to The couple have yet to set a date for their wedding, but Elizabeth (27) said it was "very unlikely" to be before brother James (24) weds TV game-show hostess Emma Noble. After they had lived together for nearly three years, Mr Salter proposed on Christmas morning 1998 at the Majors' family home in Great Stukeley near Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire. [188][189][190] Thatcher's staunch anti-European stance also alienated pro-Europe Conservatives. reining in the power of trade unions and privatising failing industries) had already been completed under Thatcher, the swift nature of his rise to power left him little time to formulate policy positions and upon becoming prime minister he was immediately thrust into having to deal with the Gulf War and a major recession. Captions are provided by our contributors. Chief Secretary to the Treasury (19871989). While prime minister, Major had pursued energetic campaigns aimed at boosting bilateral trade: "Priority Japan" (19911994) and "Action Japan" (19941997). [213] Additionally, inflation was in double digits and interest rates reached 15%. 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Hargrove, and Kevin Theakston. [343], Major was portrayed by Jonny Lee Miller in the fifth season of The Crown in 2022. The Conservatives were defeated in the 1997 general election, resulting in a Labour government ending 18 years of Conservative rule. [310] He also notes that Major faced a deeply unfavourable set of circumstances: most of the obvious and pressing Conservative reforms (e.g. It will hurt most those who have least. [278] He later publicly approved the release of the papers. Despite the recession finally ending in 1993, the Conservatives' popularity didn't improve. RM G4HK04 - Elizabeth Major, daughter of former Prime Minister John Major, with her fiance Luke Salter at her family home near Huntingdon, where they formerly announced their engagement. [218] This was the Conservatives' fourth consecutive election victory. Mr Major shouted to the crowd: "It is a wonderful day and we are very happy.". [259][260], Following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997, Major was appointed a special guardian to Princes William and Harry, with responsibility for legal and administrative matters. [149][150] The summit ended acrimoniously, with Thatcher controversially and against established precedent issuing a second final communiqu stating Britain's opposition to sanctions, with the press seizing on the apparent disagreement on the matter between Major and Thatcher. Major was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Huntingdon, formerly Huntingdonshire, from 1979 to 2001. [13][14] In 1954 John passed the 11+ exam, enabling him to go to Rutlish School, a grammar school in Merton Park, though to John's chagrin his father insisted that he register as 'John Major-Ball'. Access the best of Getty Images with our simple subscription plan. Major's first ministry was dominated by the early 1990s recession which was believed to be caused by high interest rates, falling house prices and an overvalued exchange rate. [297] Ongoing 'sleaze'-related scandals among leading Conservative MPs also did Major and his government no favours, decreasing support for the party amongst the public. This was later enacted under Labour Chancellor. [298] Whilst few observers doubted that Major was an honest and decent man, or that he made sincere and sometimes successful attempts to improve life in Britain and to unite his deeply divided party, he was also perceived as a weak and ineffectual figure, and his approval ratings for most of his time in office were low, particularly after "Black Wednesday" in September 1992 which destroyed the Conservative's reputation for effective economic management. [91] Seeking to gain more exposure to foreign affairs, he joined several Labour Party MPs on a fact-finding trip to the Middle East in April 1982. Dr. Luke Salter was born on 14 September 1972. [39][40] Encouraged by fellow Conservative Derek Stone, he started giving speeches on a soap-box in Brixton Market. [164][160], The European Community's push for full Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) was another important factor in Major's time as Chancellor; in June 1990 he proposed that instead of a single European currency there could instead be a 'hard ECU',[nb 9] which different national currencies could compete against and, if the ECU was successful, could lead to a single currency. The group met with King Hussein of Jordan and Yasser Arafat of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation in Lebanon; in Israel they were briefly caught in the middle of a shooting incident between Israeli troops and a Palestinian rock-thrower. [34] After Major became prime minister, it was misreported that his failure to get a job as a bus conductor resulted from his failing to pass a maths test; he had in fact passed all of the necessary tests but had been passed over owing to his height. Personal use allows you to make a single personal print, card or gift for non-commercial use. [209] However, by 1991, the Conservatives had narrowly retaken Labour in the polls.[210]. It shouldn't be used for commercial use which includes advertising, marketing, promotion, packaging, advertorials, and consumer or merchandising products. The Getty Images design is a trademark of Getty Images. [116][117], Following the 1987 general election, in which Major retained his seat with an increased majority,[118][119] he was promoted to the Cabinet as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, making him the first MP of the 1979 intake to reach the Cabinet. Despite describing himself as 'too Left wing' for New Labour, Mr Salter says his political views had never been a problem with his wife's family. Economic growth wasn't re-established until early 1993. [79][80] Major was in some ways an odd choice, being a born-and-bred Londoner in a largely rural constituency still home to many landed families; however, he was seen as being the most likely to win-over the increasingly large numbers of upwardly mobile London over-spill families living in the area, and he was helped to familiarise himself with the area by local MP David Renton. Tap into Getty Images global-scale, data-driven insights and network of over 340,000creators to create content exclusively for your brand. He was installed at St George's Chapel, Windsor, on 13 June. [261] As a result of this, Major was the only current or former prime minister out of the five then still alive invited to the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in May 2018. [71][74] Major was selected as the Conservative candidate for the Labour-dominated St Pancras North constituency, fighting both the February and October 1974 general elections, losing heavily both times to Labour's Albert Stallard. [21][22] Major left school just before his 16th birthday in 1959 with just three O-level passes in History, English Language and English Literature, to his parents' disappointment. [224] Following a string of by-election defeats, the Conservatives' majority of 21 had been eroded by 13 December 1996.[225]. He said that he wanted a "firebreak from politics" and to focus on writing and his business, sporting and charity work. Sir John Major and Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff, on 26 March 2000 at All Saints' Church, Somerby, Leicestershire, England G. 1 He died on 22 November 2002 at age 30, from brain cancer. Wife of Richard Jackman. [299], Major defended his government in his memoirs, focusing particularly on how under him the British economy had recovered from the recession of 19901993. [132] There were also fears within the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) that Major would be Thatcher's 'hatchet-man', as her relations with the department under Geoffrey Howe had been poor and characterised by mutual distrust. The couple met more than a decade ago when they were both members of the Huntingdon Youth Orchestra. [64][65][66] John and Norma moved into a flat at Primrose Court, Streatham, which John had bought in 1969,[67] and had their first child, Elizabeth, in November 1971. [214][215] However, opinion polling for Major's government remained stable during this period. magazine. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Lookfantastic - Lookfantastic discount code, Treat yourself to offers on make-up and accessories, Get the right equipment and sportswear for less, Save money on outlet and full-price orders, Holland and Barrett - Holland and Barrett promotions, Click through to find the latest voucher codes, Feel good with amazing savings with Cult Beauty, Save money on your favourite brands this month, 'We're not your enemies!' [148][138], Major's last major summit as Foreign Secretary was the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Malaysia. Casey Cooper McGillis 96 episodes, 1989-1993 Marisa Ryan . "[338], Major has been depicted on screen by Keith Drinkel in Thatcher: The Final Days (1991),[339] Michael Maloney in Margaret (2009),[340] Robin Kermode in The Iron Lady (2011),[340] Marc Ozall in the TV series The Crown, Gordon Griffin in Westminster on Trial and Roger Sansom in On the Record. JOHN MAJORS son-in-law, Luke Salter, died in hospital yesterday, three months after disclosing that he had an inoperable form of brain cancer. [346] They have two children: a daughter, Elizabeth (born November 1971)[68][69] and a son, James (b. January 1975).