| Thatcher baronets | |
|---|---|
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| Creation date | 7 December 1990 |
| Created by | Elizabeth II |
| Peerage | Baronetage of the United Kingdom |
| First holder | Sir Denis Thatcher |
| Present holder | The Hon. Sir Mark Thatcher |
| Heir apparent | Michael Thatcher |
| Remainder to | heirs male (of the body of the grantee) |
The Thatcher baronetcy, of Scotney in the County of Kent,[1] is a baronetcy created for the husband of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, Denis Thatcher, on 7 December 1990, following the resignation as Prime Minister of his wife on 28 November. The current holder is Mark Thatcher, who succeeded his father in 2003.
It is the only baronetcy to have been granted since 1964,[2] and is one of only three extant hereditary titles awarded outside the British royal family since 1965.[3]
- ^ "No. 52443". The London Gazette. 7 February 1991. p. 1993.
- ^ "The Baronetage". Debretts. Archived from the original on 25 February 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
The creation of baronetcies lapsed in 1964; in 1990 the Conservative Government announced that this honour would be given to Denis Thatcher, but there have been no further creations
- ^ The other titles awarded outside the royal family were the earldom of Stockton and viscountcy Macmillan of Ovenden, both conferred on Conservative Party Prime Minister Harold Macmillan in 1984. Viscountcies were also conferred on George Thomas (retiring Speaker of the House of Commons) and William Whitelaw (incumbent Deputy Conservative Leader) in 1983. However, both died without male heirs, at which point these titles became extinct.