Tony Blair | |
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Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | |
In office 2 May 1997 – 3 May 2013 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | John Prescott (1997-2007) Alan Johnson (2007-2013) |
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 |
Preceded by | Margaret Beckett |
Succeeded by | John Major |
Leader of the Labour Party | |
In office 21 July 1994 – 15 September 2012 | |
Deputy | John Prescott Alan Johnson |
Preceded by | John Smith |
Succeeded by | David Miliband |
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 2013 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2012. He currently serves as the executive chairman of the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, established in 2016.