Tony Blair
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a former British Labour Party politician who served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He resigned from all of these positions in June 2007. Tony Blair was elected Leader of the Labour Party in the leadership election of July 1994, following the sudden death of his predecessor, John Smith. Under his leadership, the party adopted the term "New Labour" and moved away from its traditional left wing position towards the centre ground. Blair subsequently led Labour to a landslide victory in the 1997 general election. At 43 years old, he became the youngest Prime Minister since Lord Liverpool in 1812. In the first years of the New Labour government, Blair's government implemented a number of 1997 manifesto pledges, introducing the minimum wage, Human Rights Act and Freedom of Information Act, and carrying out devolution, establishing the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly. Blair's role as Prime Minister was particularly visible in foreign and security policy, including in Northern Ireland, where he was involved in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. From the start of the War on Terror in 2001, Blair strongly supported the foreign policy of US President George W. Bush, notably by participating in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and 2003 invasion of Iraq. Blair is the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister, the only person to have led the Labour Party to three consecutive general election victories, and the only Labour Prime Minister to serve consecutive terms more than one of which was at least four years long. He was succeeded as Leader of the Labour Party on 24 June 2007 and as Prime Minister on 27 June 2007 by Gordon Brown. On the day he resigned as Prime Minister, he was appointed the official Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East. In May 2008, Blair launched his Tony Blair Faith Foundation. This was followed in July 2009 by the launching of the Faith and Globalisation Initiative with Yale University in the USA, Durham University in the UK and the National University of Singapore in Asia to deliver a postgraduate programme in partnership with the Foundation. Description above from the Wikipedia article Tony Blair, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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The Kennedy Who Changed The World
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Fahrenheit 9/11
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Her Majesty's Prime Ministers: John Major
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Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties
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Being W
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The World According To Bush
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Cabinet Confidential
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Trust Me - I'm a Politician
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Countdown to Zero
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Litvinenko: The Mayfair Poisoning
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Live Forever
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Echolalia
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30 de ani de democrație
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Les nouveaux chiens de garde
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Ever Again
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Iris
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Heist: The Northern Bank Robbery
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Clinton: His Struggle with Dirt
Sir David Frost: That Was the Life That Was
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From Beaconsfield to Baghdad
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Queen Elizabeth II: Above All Else
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How to Win the TV Debate
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Newsflash: Stories That Stopped the World
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A Tribute to Her Majesty the Queen
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Born to be The King
When the Windsors Met the Bushes
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Duty to Diana: The Butler's Story
Things We Won't Say About Race That Are True
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Diana: The People's Princess
Working for Labour
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How to Be an Ex-Prime Minister
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Αθήνα 2004: Τελετή Έναρξης Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων (Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας)
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The Proclamation of HM the King
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Merkel – Macht der Freiheit
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Propaganda
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New World Order: Communism by the Backdoor
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David Attenborough: A Life on Earth
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Hero With A Thousand Faces
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves
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La Traversée du désir
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Party Election Broadcast for the Labour Party
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Speeches That Shook the World
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In the Name of Peace: John Hume in America
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Свидетели Путина
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The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World
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Brexageddon?!
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Chinese Box
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The Class of ‘92
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Official Secrets
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HyperNormalisation
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Taking Liberties
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Dans la peau de Jacques Chirac
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Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations
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Brexit: The Clock Is Ticking
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The Killing$ of Tony Blair
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Shadow World
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Margaret Thatcher: Prime Minister
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Leading to War
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Under the Knife
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Everything's Cool
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How to Win the US Presidency
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Sergio
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VICE Special Report: A World in Disarray
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Celsius 41.11
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Nail Bomber: Manhunt
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In Search of Tony Blair
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The Downing Street Patient
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James Blunt: One Brit Wonder
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The New Ten Commandments
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News From Number 10
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
70
Gender
Male
Birthday
1953-05-06
Place of Birth
Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Also Known As
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair