Theresa May

She met Phillip May while she was a student and married him in 1980. The couple could not have any children due to medical reasons. Her husband is an investment banker currently employed by Capital International.

A staunch Christian, she is a member of the Church of England and regularly worships at church on Sunday.

Theresa May was born on 1 October 1956, in Eastbourne, England, UK, as the only child of Zaidee Mary and Hubert Brasier. Her father was a Church of England clergyman who held the role of Vicar of Wheatley, and her grandfather had been a regimental sergeant major.

As a young girl she attended several schools including Heythrop Primary School, Oxfordshire, St. Juliana's Convent School for Girls, and the Wheatley Park Comprehensive School.

She then proceeded to the University of Oxford where she studied geography at St Hugh's College, graduating with a BA degree in 1977.

Following her graduation she started working for the Bank of England, a job she held until 1983. She then worked as a financial consultant and senior advisor in International Affairs at the Association for Payment Clearing Services from 1985 to 1997.

Theresa May made her first foray into politics in 1986 when she became a councilor for the London Borough of Merton where she served as the Chairman of Education (1988–90) and Deputy Group Leader and Housing Spokesman (1992–94).

A successful career woman by now, she set her political aspirations high and stood for the seat of North West Durham in the 1992 general election. This attempt was unsuccessful, as was her attempt to win the1994 Barking by-election.

Ever the resilient soul, she again stood for the 1997 general elections in which she was successfully elected as the Conservative MP for Maidenhead. In 1998, she became a member of William Hague's front-bench Opposition team, as Shadow Spokesman for Schools, Disabled People and Women, a position she held until June 1999.

She was appointed Shadow Education and Employment Secretary in the Shadow Cabinet in 1999. Following the 2001 election, she was moved to the Transport portfolio by the new Conservative leader Iain Duncan Smith.

Theresa May held the office of Minister for Women and Equality from 2010 to September 2012. In this position she supported the Anti-Discrimination Laws enshrined in the Equality Act 2010 which came into effect in England, Wales and Scotland on 1 October 2010.