Norma Major

Dame Norma Major

DBE
Spouse of the Prime Minister
of the United Kingdom
In role
28 November 1990 – 2 May 1997
Prime MinisterJohn Major
Preceded byDenis Thatcher
Succeeded byCherie Blair
Personal details
Born
Norma Christina Elizabeth Wagstaff

(1942-02-12) 12 February 1942
Shropshire, England
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1970)​
Children2
EducationLondon South Bank University
Occupation

Dame Norma Christina Elizabeth Major, DBE[a] (née Wagstaff, formerly Johnson; born 12 February 1942) is an English philanthropist. She is the wife of Sir John Major.

Notes

  1. ↑ A wife of a knight who is also appointed a dame, may choose between her own style, Dame [given names] [surname], or the style of a wife of a knight, Lady [surname].[1] Major prefers to use the style Dame Norma Major,[2] as she acquired this distinction in her own right.

References

  1. ↑ "Dame". Debrett's. Archived from the original on 7 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Norma Major honoured for fundraising". BBC News. 12 June 1999. Retrieved 16 July 2010.


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