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Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He belongs to and is the current leader of the Labour Party, a self-described democratic [[socialist]] party<ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php?id=labourdemocracy]</ref>. Tony has stated he would step down as the party leader in time for the Trades Union Congress conference in September 2007 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm]</ref>. | Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He belongs to and is the current leader of the Labour Party, a self-described democratic [[socialist]] party<ref>[http://www.labour.org.uk/index.php?id=labourdemocracy]</ref>. Tony has stated he would step down as the party leader in time for the Trades Union Congress conference in September 2007 <ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5322094.stm]</ref>. | ||
| + | Blair has introduced a national minimum wage and given Scotland its own parliament, as well as invading Iraq. | ||
== Personal == | == Personal == | ||
Revision as of 19:28, March 13, 2007
Tony Blair (born May 6, 1953) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. He belongs to and is the current leader of the Labour Party, a self-described democratic socialist party[1]. Tony has stated he would step down as the party leader in time for the Trades Union Congress conference in September 2007 [2].
Blair has introduced a national minimum wage and given Scotland its own parliament, as well as invading Iraq.
Personal
Tony Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland [3] and is of Irish and English descent. After completing his schooling he studies law at Oxford University, where he graduated with a second class degree. Blair married his wife, Cherie Booth in 1980, and they have four children.
Labour has been the party of government in Great Britain since 1997. He is also the MP for Sedgefield, a constituency located in County Durham in North East England.