Tony Blair
British lawyer and politician Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, known as Tony, led Labour party and served as prime minister from 1997 to 2007; economic growth and a peace agreement between factions in Northern Ireland marked his administration, and United States in 2003 invaded Iraq with its participation.
He began as member of Parliament for Sedgefield from 1983 in the United Kingdom.
Following the sudden death of John Smith, people elected Tony Blair as successor in July 1994. People for decades held many policies, which Blair abandoned.
He from 2 May 1997 took the United Kingdom. He won a landslide victory in the general election, which of 1997 ended 18 years of Conservative rule with the heaviest defeat in 165 years.
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