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v. t. e. Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair KG (born 6 May 1953) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He served as Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997 and held various shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994.
Tony Blair 's term as the prime minister of the United Kingdom began on 2 May 1997 when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding John Major of the Conservative Party, and ended on 27 June 2007 upon his resignation. While serving as prime minister, Blair also served as the first lord of the treasury ...
Notable lengths. 20 years and 314 days: Robert Walpole (1721–1742) Longest term and longest total tenure. 12 years and 126 days: William Ewart Gladstone ( 1868–1874, 1880–1885, 1886, and 1892–1894) Most non-consecutive terms. 11 years and 208 days: Margaret Thatcher (1979–1990) [3]
Blair's private interests weren't especially in line with the royal family's either—the queen was famous for her love of the outdoors, horses, and dogs, while Blair favored beach vacations and ...
Cherie Blair. Know professionally as Cherie Booth, she was born in 1954 to actors Gale Smith and Tony Booth—her father would later become well known for his role on the BBC show Till Death Us Do ...
The 1997 United Kingdom general election was held on Thursday, 1 May 1997. The governing Conservative Party led by Prime Minister John Major was defeated in a landslide by the Labour Party led by Tony Blair, achieving a 179-seat majority and a total of 418 seats, the highest ever won by Labour. This was the first victory for the Labour party in ...
The Trial of Tony Blair is a satirical drama recounting war crimes proceedings brought against former British Prime Minister Tony Blair by an international tribunal, following his departure from 10 Downing Street. Directed by Simon Cellan Jones, it was first aired on More4 on 15 January 2007 and repeated on 5 March 2007 and during Blair's last ...
The first Blair ministry lasted from May 1997 to June 2001. After eighteen years in opposition, Labour ousted the Conservatives at the May 1997 election with a 179-seat majority. The Prime Minister , Tony Blair , who turned 44 years old days after leading Labour to victory, was the youngest Prime Minister of the twentieth century.