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Tony Blair

Shadow Home SecretaryUnited KingdomUnited States5 battles3 wars

Lifespan

1953 – c. 2012

196019701980199020002010Afghanistan War · 2001–2021 major U.S. war periodIraq War · 2003–2011 major U.S. combat/occupation periodWar on Terrorism · 2001-2021United States invasion of Afghanistan — January 1, 2001 · Northern Alliance · Afghanistan War2003 invasion of Iraq — March 20, 2003 · United States · Iraq WarBaghdad Drive — Apr 2003 · United States · Iraq WarIraq War — March 20, 2003 · Coalition of the willing · War on TerrorismOperation Juniper Shield — February 6, 2007 · Algeria · War on Terrorism

Active service 2001–2007 — 5 battles across 3 wars; first command at age 48.

Profile

Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He was Leader of the Opposition from 1994 to 1997, held shadow cabinet posts from 1987 to 1994, and was Member of Parliament (MP) for Sedgefield from 1983 to 2007. He is the second-longest-serving prime minister in post-war British history after Margaret Thatcher, the longest-serving Labour politician to have held the office and the only person to lead Labour to three consecutive general election victories. Blair founded the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change in 2016 and serves as its Executive Chairman.

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Battles (5)

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