Tony Blair
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The Richt Honourable Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born on the 6t o Mey 1953 in Edinburrie), for ordinar kent as Tony Blair, wis the Prime Meenister o the Unitit Kinrick frae 1997 tae 2007. He wis the first Prime Meenister frae the Labour Pairty tae hiv haed three consecutive terms in govrenment.
The Richt Honourable Sir Tony Blair | |
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Blair in 2010 | |
Prime Meenister o the Unitit Kinrick | |
In office 2 Mey 1997 – 27 Juin 2007 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Depute | John Prescott |
Precedit bi | John Major |
Succeedit bi | Gordon Brown |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 21 Julie 1994 – 2 Mey 1997 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Meenister | John Major |
Depute | John Prescott |
Precedit bi | Margaret Beckett |
Succeedit bi | John Major |
Leader o the Labour Pairty | |
In office 21 Julie 1994 – 24 Juin 2007 | |
Depute | John Prescott |
Precedit bi | John Smith |
Succeedit bi | Gordon Brown |
Shaidae Home Secretary | |
In office 24 July 1992 – 24 October 1994 | |
Leader | John Smith |
Precedit bi | Roy Hattersley |
Succeedit bi | Jack Straw |
Shaidae Secretary of State for Employment | |
In office 2 November 1989 – 24 July 1992 | |
Leader | Neil Kinnock |
Precedit bi | Michael Meacher |
Succeedit bi | Frank Dobson |
Shaidae Secretar o State for Energy | |
In office 23 November 1988 – 2 November 1989 | |
Leader | Neil Kinnock |
Precedit bi | John Prescott |
Succeedit bi | Frank Dobson |
Member o Pairlament for Sedgefield | |
In office 9 Juin 1983 – 27 Juin 2007 | |
Precedit bi | David Reed[a] |
Succeedit bi | Phil Wilson |
Personal details | |
Born | Anthony Charles Lynton Blair 6 Mey 1953[1] Edinburgh, Scotland, Unitit Kinrick |
Poleetical pairty | Labour |
Spoose(s) | Cherie Booth (1980–present) |
Bairns | Euan Nicky Kathryn Leo |
Alma mater | St John's College, Oxford Inns o Coort Schuil o Law |
Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Signatur | |
Wabsteid | Offeecial wabsteid |
a. ^ Electorate abolished 28 Februar 1974, an reconstitutit 8 Juin 1983. |
He demittit frae office as Prime Meenister on 27 Juin 2007 an haundit ower pouer tae the new leader o the Breetish Labour Pairty, Gordon Brown. On the same day, he demittit as a Member o Pairlament (for the Sedgefield consteetuency) an wis appyntit as a peace envoy tae the Middle Aest bi the Quartet o the Unitit States, Unitit Nations, European Union and Roushie.
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