John Major, British Prime Minister 1990-97, Conservative. Born: 29 March 1943 in St. Helier, Carshalton, Surrey.
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- BBC News: John Major: A life in politics A brief biography of John Major, covering his life up to 2002.
- Answers.com: John Major Entries from several quality OUP reference books, the Britannica Concise Encyclopedia and the Columbia Encyclopedia.
- BBC News: The political career of John Major Profile of the former British prime minister published on the occasion of his becoming a Knight of the Garter.
- John Major A website focussing on the former British Prime Minister John Major and his 1990-1997 Conservative administration.
- BBC On This Day: Tories choose Major for Number 10 News of John Major winning the Conservatives' leadership elections and becoming the new prime minister on November 27, 1990.
- BBC On This Day: Major wins Conservative leadership News of John Major winning the battle to remain leader of the Conservative party on July 4, 1995; timeline and background information.
- BBC On This Day: Citizen's charter promises better services The launch of John Major's citizen's charter to improve public services in 1991. Notes include a timeline and a summary of the charter's influence.
- Telegraph: Blair's spin is the porn of politics, says Major In his first significant political intervention since he retired from Parliament, John Major delivers a sweeping indictment of Tony Blair, accusing him of eroding the trust of the people by undermining Parliament and politicising the Civil Service.
- Telegraph: The deep malaise undermining our parliamentary democracy An edited version of John Major's pamphlet for the Centre for Policy Studies entitled The Erosion of Parliamentary Government.
- Telegraph: How we saw it: John Major Recalling how The Telegraph received John Major's leadership.
- The Observer: Major hits out at Cabinet Article about the incident when BBC technical staff recorded by accident John Major calling three Eurosceptic members of his Cabinet "bastards".
- Gresham College: Leadership and Change: Prime Ministers in the Post-War World - John Major Lecture by Vernon Bogdanor CBE FBA, Gresham Professor of Law with response by Professor the Lord Butler. Full text, audio and video files.
- Time: "Put Up or Shut Up" Article on the conflict within the Conservative Party under John Major.