Redigerer Theresa May (avsnitt)

=== Bakgrunn ===
Theresa Brasier ble født i Eastbourne som eneste barn til Zaidee Mary (født Barnes, 1928–1982) og  Hubert Brasier (1917–1981). Faren var prest i [[Church of England]] (den anglikanske kirke).<ref>{{Cite book|title=The International Who's Who|year=2004|publisher=Europa Publications|page=1114}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/news/vote2001/hi/english/key_people/newsid_1179000/1179350.stm |title=Vote 2001: Key People Theresa May Education and Employment |last=Davies |first=Ben |date=22. mai 2001 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=20. oktober 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url= http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=VNsoQkakVvS4ZOt%2BPDCNNw&scan=1 |title=Index entry|work=FreeBMD|publisher=ONS}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/famous-family-trees-theresa-may-1406260824.html |title=Famous family trees: Theresa May |publisher=Blog.findmypast.co.uk |date=19. mars 2013 |accessdate=1. juli 2016 |archive-date=2016-08-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810062848/https://blog.findmypast.co.uk/famous-family-trees-theresa-may-1406260824.html |url-status=yes }}</ref> Begge hennes foreldre døde brått, faren i en bilulykke.<ref name="Theresa May – what lies beyond the public image?" />

May gikk på offentlig barneskole og [[grammar school]], og dessuten en kortere tid på en uavhengig [[katolsk]] skole. Hun begynte først på Heythrop Primary School i Oxfordshire,<ref>{{Cite news|url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/education/2000/first_day/741078.stm |title=Screaming arrival |date=8. mai 2000 |publisher=BBC News |accessdate=20. oktober 2010}}</ref> deretter på St. Juliana's Convent School for Girls,<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /> en katolsk skole i [[Begbroke]].<ref>{{Cite book|url= https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=oXU7AwAAQBAJ&pg=PT230&lpg=PT230&dq=St.+Juliana's+Convent+School+for+Girls+1984&source=bl&ots=ic4YmYv8fV&sig=4HzDyu17qkyTnPSC728CWSNoI_4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwijk573ntrNAhUIBcAKHTzpCy4Q6AEIWTAJ#v=onepage&q=St.%20Juliana's%20Convent%20School%20for%20Girls%201984&f=false |title=The Little Book of Oxfordshire – Paul Sullivan |publisher=History Press |date=2012 |location= New York |isbn=9780752482439 |accessdate=5. juli 2016}}</ref> Som 13-åring vant hun en skoleplass ved Holton Park Girls' Grammar School i [[Wheatley (Oxfordshire)|Wheatley]]. I 1971 ble skolen stengt mens hun fortsatt gikk der, og ble til Wheatley Park Comprehensive School.<ref name="telegraph.co.uk" /><ref>{{Cite news|url= http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/community/memorylane/4424685.Girls_were_taught_in_idyllic_surroundings_at_Holton_Park/ |title=Girls were taught in idyllic surroundings at Holton Park |date=8. juni 2009 |work=Oxford Mail |accessdate=28. juli 2010}}</ref>

Etter denne grunnutdannelsen flyttet hun til [[Oxford]] og studerte geografi ved [[St Hugh's College (Oxford)|St Hugh's College]] ved [[Universitetet i Oxford]].

Fra 1977 til 1983 arbeidet May hos [[Bank of England]] og fra 1985 til 1997 hos [[Association for Payment Clearing Services]]. Hun var samtidig lokalpolitiker for [[Merton (distrikt)|London-bydelen Merton]]s Durnsford Ward.<ref name="merton 1990" />