Tony Blair

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 · United Kingdom · Politicians · Born 1953 · age 73

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He led Labour to three straight victories and reshaped British politics for a decade, then watched it collapse under the weight of Iraq. The war - built on claims of weapons that didn't exist - turned a landslide prime minister into one of the most divisive figures in modern British history.

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2022Knight of the GarterAward2018“Socialism for me was never about nationalization or the power of the state, not just about economics or even politics.”In their words17 September 2018As quoted in "Socialism is So Hot Right Now" (17 September 2018), by Jonah Goldberg, CommentaryRead the whole statement

2009Dan David PrizeAwardPresidential Medal of FreedomAward2003Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human RightsAward1999Charlemagne PrizeAward1997Financial Times Person of the YearAwardFirst Lord of the TreasuryOffice1997-2007Prime Minister of the United KingdomOffice1997-20071996“I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves.”In their words7 April 1996Sunday Telegraph (7 April 1996).Read the whole statement

1995“I want to see a publicly-owned railway, publicly accountable.”In their words8 October 1995Paul Routledge, "Why the unions aren't rocking Blair's boat", The Independent on Sunday (8 October 1995).Read the whole statement

“I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.”In their words4 October 1995Michael White, "Blair wants 'to make UK young again'", The Guardian (4 October 1995).Read the whole statement

1994“Any parent wants the best for their children. I am not going to make a choice for my child on the basis of what is the politically correct thing to do.”In their words2 December 1994"Mr Blair opts out", The Guardian (2 December 1994). Statement (1 December 1994) defending his decision to send his eldest son Euan to theRead the whole statement

Leader of the Labour PartyOffice1994-2007Leader of the OppositionOffice1994-19971993“It is largely from family discipline that social discipline and a sense of responsibility is learnt.”In their words25 June 1993Speech in Alloa (25 June 1993), quoted in John Rentoul, Tony Blair: Prime Minister (2001; 2002), p. 201Read the whole statement

1992Member of the 51st Parliament of the United KingdomOffice1992-1997Shadow Home SecretaryOffice1992-19941989Shadow Secretary of State for EmploymentOffice1989-19921988Shadow Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net ZeroOffice1988-19891953Born6 May 1953

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Blair in 1997

Addressing a crowd in Armagh, 1998

Shaking hands with US president George W. Bush at a NATO summit in Turkey, June 2004

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Tony Blair

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The Labour Party is a democratic socialist party.
Sep 17, 2018, As quoted in "Socialism is So Hot Right Now" (17 September 2018), by Jonah Goldberg, Commentary, Own words
Socialism for me was never about nationalization or the power of the state, not just about economics or even politics.
Sep 17, 2018, As quoted in "Socialism is So Hot Right Now" (17 September 2018), by Jonah Goldberg, Commentary, Own words
I can't stand politicians who wear God on their sleeves.
Apr 7, 1996, Sunday Telegraph (7 April 1996)., Own words

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Awards

Knight of the Garter2022

Presidential Medal of Freedom2009

Dan David Prize2009

Thomas J. Dodd Prize in International Justice and Human Rights2003

Charlemagne Prize1999

Financial Times Person of the Year1997

Philadelphia Liberty Medal

Congressional Gold Medal

Honorary Doctorate of Haifa University

Honorary Doctor of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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Blair won the Labour leadership in 1994 after John Smith's death, rebranded the party as "New Labour", and became the youngest prime minister of the 20th century when Labour took 418 seats in 1997, ending 18 years out of power. His first term brought constitutional reforms, devolution in Scotland and Wales, a minimum wage, the Good Friday Agreement, and interventions in Kosovo and Sierra Leone. After 9/11, he backed the 2003 invasion of Iraq on false beliefs about weapons of mass destruction and al-Qaeda ties; 139 of his own MPs voted against it. As casualties mounted, his popularity collapsed and he was accused of misleading Parliament. He won a third term in 2005 with a reduced majority, resigned in 2007, and was succeeded by Gordon Brown. The 2016 Iraq Inquiry gave a damning assessment of his role in the war.

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