Theresa May
Awards & Honours
4
Awards Won
6
Honours
4
Rankings
4
Covers
3
Records
Theresa May holds a unique place in British political history as the second female prime minister and the first woman to serve as both Home Secretary and PM. Her six-year tenure as Home Secretary was the longest since the 1950s, and she was the first woman to chair the Conservative Party. Though her premiership was defined by the Brexit impasse, her resilience in the face of repeated parliamentary defeats earned respect across the political spectrum. Her post-premiership work on modern slavery and human trafficking has been widely praised, culminating in the Princess of Asturias Award for Concord in 2024.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Life Peerage (Baroness May of Maidenhead)
Elevated to the peerage after standing down as an MP.
Princess of Asturias Award for Concord
Awarded for her work on modern slavery and human trafficking.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary degree for public service.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary degree for contributions to politics.
Honorary Doctorate
Honorary degree for public service.
Freedom of the Borough
Awarded post-premiership for services to the community.
Rankings & Lists
World's Most Powerful Women
World's Most Powerful Women
World's Most Powerful Women
TIME 100 Most Influential People
Magazine Covers
TIME
July 2017
Theresa May: The Brexit Gambler
Vogue
2017
Theresa May: Britain's New Iron Lady?
The Economist
2017
Theresa May's Brexit Gamble
Vanity Fair
2017
Theresa May: The Woman Behind Brexit
Records & Feats
Longest continuous service as Home Secretary since the 1950s
Served as Home Secretary for six years from 2010 to 2016, the longest uninterrupted tenure since the 1950s.
First woman to chair the Conservative Party
Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party from 2002 to 2003, the first woman to hold the role.
First woman to serve as both Home Secretary and Prime Minister
May is the first woman in British history to hold both the Home Office and the office of Prime Minister.