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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's Political Career and Post-Premiership Roles
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Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair's Political Career and Post-Premiership Roles
Tony Blair led the Labour Party to three consecutive general election victories and served as Prime Minister from 1997 to 2007.
- Blair became Prime Minister in May 1997 after Labour's landslide victory, ending 18 years of Conservative rule.
- He resigned in June 2007 and was appointed special envoy to the Middle East by the Quartet later that day.
- In 2010 and 2011, Blair testified before Britain's Iraq Inquiry, defending his decision to support the US-led invasion of Iraq.
- In 2021, Blair was appointed a Knight Companion of the Order of the Garter.
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