Tony Blair | |
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51st Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 10 May 2005 | |
Deputy | John Prescott |
Preceded by | John Major |
Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 21 July 1994 – 26 June 2005 | |
Deputy | John Prescott |
Preceded by | John Smith |
Succeeded by | Gordon Brown |
Member of Parliament for Sedgefield | |
In office 9 June 1983 – 27 June 2005 | |
Preceded by | Constituency created |
Succeeded by | Phil Woolas |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Charles Lynton Blair 6 May 1953 (age 71) Edinburgh, Scotland |
Political party | Labour |
Spouse(s) | Cherie Booth (m. 1980) |
Alma mater | University of Oxford Inns of Court School of Law |
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, PC (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2005 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2005.