Biography of Tony Blair

To her Majesty's Government

May 6, 1953, Anthony Charles Lynton Blair was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on May 6, 1953. After a childhood and adolescence spent among Scotland's capital city and the town of Durham, he attended the Faculty of law at St John's College, Oxford. Choosing a career politics was not immediate in the young Blair. Tony initially follows his father's footsteps, practicing as an attorney in London from 1976 to 1983. To his credit, especially industrial and defence of workers ' rights causes. Just as the father, albeit with a completely different outcome and especially with a vision, Tony decides to pursue a career in politics. In 1983, only thirty years old, he was elected to Parliament in labour's ranks, itself known as one of the men most right within the party. These positions are likely to support the brilliant political ascent, favored by that part of the left tired conservative, but at the same time domain increasingly doubtful about the usefulness of keeping radical positions. The English political scene dominated for 18 years (1979 to 1997) by the Tory party, and in particular by the figure of the Iron Lady, Margaret Thatcher, requiring a radical change of the country liberal sense. After various positions as opposition spokesperson for the Treasury and Economic Affairs in 1984, Commerce and industry in 1987, for energy in 1988, for the work in 1989 and for the Interior from 1992, Tony Blair became leader of the labour party in May 1994, at the age of 41 years, succeeding Secretary John Smith died prematurely. Blair forces suffered a drastic shift in the political line of the party, forcing a change. Emblematic her battle, won, for the reform of the Constitution of the party, which erases one of the historical foundations: the commitment towards public ownership ("Clause 4"). The "New Labour". In the elections of 1997 the labour program, focused attempt to combine the needs of the market with those of social justice is widely honored. The Labour Party goes to Government with an overwhelming majority, defeating the party of Tories led by John Major. Blair becomes the youngest Prime Minister in the history of England in the last two centuries, after Lord Liverpool (1812). Many ambitious political objectives of Blair. In the foreground the constitutional changes, with starting, by referendum, of a process of devolution for Scotland and Wales, but especially to Ulster, which sees elected in 1998, the first Assembly semiautonomous. Only defeat in 2000, when Ken Livingston ("red Ken"), he was elected Mayor of London, beating even the labour candidate. In June 2001 the Labour Party and Blair are confirmed to the Government. But the reform process carried out takes second place compared to the events of 11 September. The Prime Minister has no doubts in front of the military commitment of the United States. Defying strong disagreements within the public and his party supports militarily, u.s. engagement in Afghanistan as its main ally against the Taliban since 2001 and in Iraq against Saddam Hussein's regime since 2003. The credibility of Blair comes out strongly undermined by his foreign policy decisions, led him to run for and win the general election of May 5, 2005, but to declare his retirement, at least from the role of labor leader, for the next parliamentary term. As for the man and the private life, Tony Blair has described as a real charmer. Speaker appreciated and understood by the people-watching some reviewer-transmits to interlocutors the reassuring feeling that he is the right man to replace things only by force of persuasion and, above all, no revolutions. His opponents say instead that in his speeches there is no content, just pretty words delivered with measured tones and elegant. Since 1980 is married to Cherie, a lawyer, with whom he has four children. He is said to be a devoted father and active and you love playing ball with his kids. Loves Italy and particularly Tuscany; has the hobby of ceramics and when can go around antique shops looking for rare pieces. His ways of doing "modernize" the formalisms of politics in a cast. "Call me Tony" says to his ministers, making away with centuries of pompous formality during cabinet meetings at Downing Street; also won a place in the history of British fashion: is the first head of her Majesty's Government who dresses in jeans when she's at work, from offices in Downing Street. Announces his resignation as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party on May 10, 2007; his successor as Director of the country becomes Gordon Brown. Also in 2007 he converts to the Catholic faith. Following the exit of scene from British politics, Blair working to help the Middle East peace process; among the objectives has to help the Palestinians in the Constitution of a State. He founded also the Tony Blair Foundation to promote respect and understanding among the major religions and show that faith can be a resource in the modern world. He also worked in projects of governance in Africa, particularly Rwanda, Sierra Leone and Liberia, where he is a consultant to their Presidents in the context of policy development and investments attraction. In 2010 he writes and publishes the autobiography entitled "a journey".

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