Tony Blair Biography
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is one of the world’s most popular political figures and he is commonly referred to by the name Tony Blair, as a long-time politician, he rose to prominence in 1997 with the post of Prime minister in the government of the United Kingdom. Blair rose from a poor background after he was born to staunch Christians Hazel and Leo Blair on May 6 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland, UK. His descendants were long-time inhabitants of the region and most of them were inclined to matters of the law so it was not surprising that as an adult Blair followed on with the family tradition.
Education was of key importance to the Blair family and seeing that his parents made a fairly good earning no expense was spared and Blair was got his education at prestigious academic institutions including Fettes College in Edinburg, The Chorister School in Durham and the St John's College in Oxford where he majored in Jurisprudence.
Despite being a privileged child Blair never took his education seriously, something that made him a regular visitor at the principal’s office over trouble with his fellow students and teachers. At one point he stopped attending class and joined a music group in his neighbourhood where he would perform and engage in a string of relationships with upcoming female stars.
His entry into politics came in 1975, then as a fresh graduate from college he was concerned with fighting for the rights of Marxism social ideas, religious groups and also for the rights of the gay community, he joined the Labour Party. Blair became a vocal and aggressive member and soon enough the low ranking member had caught the eye of the party’s leaders, with their support he ran for a constituency seat in 1983 which he won with a high margin making him the representative of Sedgefield constituency.
Blair remained a prominent person in the House of Commons and in the process he gathered a number of allies, in 1984 he rose to a higher rank after being elected to UK’s Treasury as the assistant spokesman. In 1987 he won a majority vote in an election that saw him become the Shadow Minister of State for Trade, this position was held for a year before he moved to the State of Energy for another year as the Shadow Secretary of State for Energy.
Blair was elected the Shadow Secretary of State for Employment in 1989 and he remained in office until 1992, from late 1992 to 1994 he served as the Shadow Home Secretary. His ascent in politics was followed by the position of Leader of the Labour Party in 1994, he held on to the post until 2007 when he handed over to his fellow party ally Gordon Brown.
In addition to being the head of the Labour Party Blair was the Leader of opposition for a four year period that lasted from 1994 to 1997, after this he was elected to the position of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom where he served for ten years from 1997 to 2007 before handing over yet again to party mate Gordon Brown.
Besides being one of the wealthiest politicians, Blair has been praised for his leadership qualities and he remains respected by many of the world’s leaders.
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