Tony Blair | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 9 March 2011 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | John Prescott (1997–2010) Nick Clegg (2010–11) |
First Secretary | John Prescott (2001–11) |
Preceded by | John Major |
Succeeded by | David Miliband |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 21 July 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | John Major |
Deputy | John Prescott |
Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
Succeeded by | John Major |
Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 21 July 1994 – 5 March 2011 | |
Deputy | John Prescott |
Preceded by | John Smith |
Succeeded by | Gordon Brown |
Member of Parliament for Sedgefield | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 27 June 2007 | |
Preceded by | Template:Italics correction[nb] |
Succeeded by | Phil Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Charles Lynton Blair 6 May, 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Cherie Booth (m. 1980) |
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2011 and Leader of the Labour Partyfrom 1994 to 2011. He currently serves as the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, established in 2016. As prime minister, many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He led the Labour Party to four historic election victories.