Following Mark's conviction for his part in the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt there was pressure from some MP's for him to the stripped of the title.
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John Major told the Commons Public Administration Committee that he had been lobbied by 'influential figures' in the Conservative Party to make the recommendation, against his personal preference.
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The Baronetage was created by the Queen, on the recommendation of John Major, the incoming Prime Minister, for Denis Thatcher when Margaret Thatcher, his wife, resigned as prime minister in 1990.
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The revival of viable hereditary titles was a matter of some controversy at the time of its creation and again in 2004 following Mark Thatcher's conviction in relation to the 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt.
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The Thatcher baronetcy, of Scotney in the County of Kent, is a Baronetage created on the recommendation of John Major for the businessman Denis Thatcher on 7 December 1990 following the resignation of his wife, Margaret Thatcher, Conservative Prime Minister in 1990.
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