Here is all you need to know about the Conservative leader who entered Number 10 unopposed but could never have predicted the turbulent term ahead of her.
How old in Theresa May?
May, 62, was born in Eastbourne, Sussex on October 1 1956.
She graduated from Oxford University with a geography degree in 1977.
May has previously worked as a financial consultant and senior adviser in International Affairs before she turned her attention to politics.
Her previous positions in Government include Home Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities.
Theresa May has been the MP for Maidenhead since 1997.
In 2011, then Home Secretary May, revealed to the Daily Mail that she has Type 1 diabetes, a disease which carries risks of heart attacks and strokes.
Speaking at the time, May said she carries a needle with her at all times and must inject herself with insulin at least twice a day.
She said: "It was a real shock and, yes, it took me a while to come to terms with it.
"The diabetes doesn’t affect how I do the job or what I do. It’s just part of life… so it’s a case of head down and getting on with it."
What has Theresa May said about Brexit?
May supported the UK remaining in the EU during the referendum campaign but was not a prominent campaigner.
Her entire premiership has been devoted to ensuring Britain has a smooth departure from the EU.
May's Brexit plan proposes that Britain stick close to EU rules in return for remaining in the bloc's single market for goods.
EU leaders have rejected that idea, saying the UK is trying to cherry-pick benefits of being in the 28-nation bloc without assuming the costs and responsibilities.
Speaking ahead of the Tory party conference, Mrs May told the Sun on Sunday she was "not bluffing" when she said "no deal is better than a bad deal" when it comes to leaving the EU.
She said: "I believe that we can get a deal. I believe we can get a good deal and that's what we are working for.
"But nobody should be in any doubt."
The Tory gathering in Birmingham has been marked by a deepening rift over Brexit policy.
Boris Johnson disrupted proceedings when he gave a peripheral speech at a fringe event in which he called for Theresa May to "chuck Chequers".
The Prime Minister responded in kind by blasting Johnson in an interview with the BBC before deploying a rallying cry during her conference speech.
Speaking in the Commons on October 15, the PM said that Britain and the EU are now "not far apart" on the key question of the Irish border as she blasted Jeremy Corbyn for wanting to "frustrate Brexit".
She vowed to hold firm against Brussels' bid to carve out Northern Ireland from the rest of the EU – but risked angering her own MPs by refusing to confirm the date that Britain will quit the European customs union.
Mrs May told MPs: "We are entering the final stages of these negotiations.
"This is the time for cool calm heads to prevail – and it's the time for a clear-eyed focus on the few remaining but critical issues that are still to be agreed.
"We have made real progress in recent weeks on both the withdrawal agreement and the political declaration on our future relationship.
"The shape of a deal across the vast majority of the withdrawal agreement – the terms of our exit – are now clear.
"Perhaps most significantly, we have made progress on Northern Ireland, where the EU have been working with us to respond to the very real concerns we had on their original proposals."
Mrs May confirmed plans for a temporary "backstop" keeping Britain in the customs union temporarily as a way of avoiding a hard border in Ireland – although she repeatedly refused to name the date when that arrangement would come to an end.
She also revealed that the EU has been seeking a so-called "backstop to the backstop" – which would put Northern Ireland in a different customs territory to the rest of the UK.
How much does the Prime Minister earn?
The Prime Minister is paid £150, 402 a year, which includes the basic salary for an MP – currently set at £74, 962.
Since April 2016, the PM has been allowed a higher wage of £152, 532 but this can't be taken because the government has frozen the pay of Cabinet ministers until 2020.
This means 100 BBC stars earn more than Theresa May.
But being Prime Minister does have its perks – May gets a £130,000 a year plush pad at No 11 Downing Street and free use of lavish Chequers throughout the year.
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