Tony Blair
Hang out with Cool Britannia’s hippest PM
As leader of Britain’s Labour Party, Blair abandoned many of the policies of his predecessors and swept to a landslide victory in the 1997 General Election, ending 18 years of Conservative rule. As Prime Minister, he became the only person to lead Labour to three successive election victories and ushered in both New Labour and Cool Britannia. As an international statesman, he was appointed official Envoy to the Middle East on behalf of the United Nations.
1953: Born in Edinburgh, Scotland
1973: Tries to find work as a rock music promoter
1976: Graduates from Oxford
1980: Marries Cherie Booth
1983: Elected Labour MP for Sedgefield
1992: Becomes Shadow Home Secretary
1994: Appointed leader of the Labour Party
1997: Becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain
2001: Re-elected Prime Minister
2005: Re-elected Prime Minister
2007: Hands over power to Gordon Brown
Becomes Middle East Envoy
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