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Tony Blair
Leading New Labour to three election victories and taking Britain into the Iraq War.
Good Friday Agreement · National Minimum Wage Act
- Born
- 6 May 1953
- Birthplace
- United Kingdom
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Tony Blair was Britain’s prime minister from 1997 to 2007. His governments introduced major domestic reforms and helped negotiate the Good Friday Agreement, while the Iraq invasion became a defining controversy.
Early life
Childhood
Born in Edinburgh and spent parts of his childhood in Australia and Durham.
Law
Studied at Oxford and trained as a barrister.
Career
- 1983
Parliament
Became MP for Sedgefield.
- 1994
Labour leader
Took over the party after John Smith’s death.
- 1997
Prime minister
Won a landslide general election.
- 2003
Iraq invasion
Committed British forces to the US-led war.
- 2007
Departure
Left office after ten years.
Government and policy
Good Friday Agreement
Helped negotiate the Northern Ireland peace settlement.
National Minimum Wage Act
His government legislated for a national wage floor.
Devolution
New elected institutions opened in Scotland and Wales.
Beyond work
Family
Married barrister Cherie Booth in 1980; they have four children.
Music
Played guitar and sang in a student band called Ugly Rumours.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Biography and career evidence ↗Photo: Pavel Golovkin. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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