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This resulted in a hung parliament in which the number of Conservative seats had fallen from 330 to 317, despite the party winning its highest vote share since 1983. The following month, she announced a snap general election, with the aims of strengthening her hand in Brexit negotiations and highlighting her " strong and stable" leadership. She began the process of withdrawing the UK from the European Union, triggering Article 50 in March 2017. She is the first, and to date, the only woman to hold two of the Great Offices of State. In July 2016, after David Cameron resigned, May was elected Conservative Party leader and became the UK's second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher. She also oversaw the introduction of elected police and crime commissioners, the deportation of Abu Qatada and the creation of the College of Policing and the National Crime Agency. During her tenure she pursued reform of the Police Federation, implemented a harder line on drugs policy including the banning of khat and brought in additional restrictions on immigration. Reappointed after the Conservative success in the 2015 general election, she became the longest-serving Home Secretary in over 60 years. Following the formation of the coalition government after the 2010 general election, May was appointed Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities but gave up the latter role in 2012. She was also Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003. From 1999 to 2010, May held several roles in shadow cabinets. After two unsuccessful attempts to be elected to the House of Commons, she was elected as the MP for Maidenhead in 1997. She also served as a councillor for Durnsford in Merton. After graduating in 1977, she worked at the Bank of England and the Association for Payment Clearing Services. May grew up in Oxfordshire and attended St Hugh's College, Oxford. Ideologically, May identifies herself as a one-nation conservative. She served as Home Secretary from 2010 to 2016 in the Cameron government and has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Maidenhead in Berkshire since 1997. Theresa Mary, Lady May ( / t ə ˈ r iː z ə/ née Brasier born 1 October 1956) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party from 2016 to 2019. Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment Transport, Local Government and the Regions (2001 – Jan. Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
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Shadow Secretary of State for Work and Pensions