| The Right Honourable Sir Tony Blair KG | |
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| Blair in 2010 | |
| Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 6 May 2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Deputy | John Prescott |
| Preceded by | John Major |
| Succeeded by | Michael Howard |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 6 May 2005 – 27 July 2005 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Michael Howard |
| Succeeded by | David Miliband |
| In office 21 July 1994 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
| Succeeded by | John Major |
| Leader of the Labour Party | |
| In office 21 July 1994 – 27 July 2005 | |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | David Miliband |
| Member of Parliament Sedgefield | |
| In office 9 June 1983 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Matthew Offord |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anthony Charles Lynton Blair 6 May, 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Cherie Booth (m. 1980) |
Sir 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 2005 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2005. As prime minister, many of his policies reflected a centrist "Third Way" political philosophy. He is one of only two Labour leaders to form three majority governments, the other being Harold Wilson.
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