Biography
British Anthony Blair for many years of activity and strength on political field called "Teflon Tony". The man held the post of Prime Minister of Britain for 10 years, becoming the most popular politician of the country and one of the significant figures on the world stage of the 2000s on a par with Vladimir Putin and George Bush - younger. Having been in a row in a row, Blair resigned, but leaves no intention to influence the fate of his homeland.Childhood and youth
Anthony come from Scotland. He was born in 1953 in Edinburgh in the Leo family and Heisel Blair, who had two more children - the eldest son William and the youngest daughter Sarah. Parents of the future policy came from ordinary families, but the Father was able to earn a name with hard work. Starting a career as a junior tax inspector, Leo in parallel studied at the Faculty of Faculty of the University of Edinburgh.
Embed from getty imagesBecoming a specialist, a man in 1954 transported the family to Australia, where the first years of the life of Little Tony took place. There, the father taught the right at the university, and in 1958 continued the same work in England, having moved to Durham. Here Blair went to the local private school of Horists, where he studied from 1961 to 1966. Further education received in Edinburgh, in College Fettes.
Tony did not like an exemplary student, constantly disturbing discipline, and tried to protest the strict charters of a private school using the defiant image. So it was manifested by his passion for rock music, which Blair in his youth even wanted to devote himself. However, prudence took over, and the young man went to Oxford to learn the right. There he found time to speak as part of the rock band, but it did not prevent him from getting a diploma in 1975.
By that time, his father suffered a stroke, and his mother died from a thyroid cancer, which became a black page in the biography of politics.
Personal life
In 1980, Tony's wife became Chere Blair, nee Booth, with which he met back in 1976. The spouse is also a lawyer and representative of the Labor Party.Embed from getty imagesTheir personal life has developed happily, four children were born in marriage - Sons Yuen (1984), Nicholas (1985), Leo (2000) and daughter Catherine (1988). In 2002, the family waited for another replenishment, but 48-year-old Cheri had miscarriage. In October 2016, Blairov had the first granddaughter.
Career and politics
After graduating from the university, Tony began a career career and in parallel engaged in politics, joining the Labor Party. The graduate also had enough energy for teaching and journalism classes. In the 1980s, Blair represented a person with an active position and socialist glances, which without any problems passed to the Parliament of the UK from the "Miner's" Sydhfield District in 1983.
Promoting the views of the party through your own column in Times, Tony eventually took one of the principal positions, from 1992 by entering the Executive Committee, and 2 years later, becoming the head of the Laborians. Under the leadership of the young leader, the party received an overwhelming numerical advantage in parliamentary elections, and in May 1997, the head won an individual victory, becoming the British Prime Minister in 44 years.
Embed from getty imagesIn this post, Blair lasted until 2007, surviving the transformation of its own social democratic principles. The statesman proclaimed the concept of the Third Way, according to which the compromise should be found between the market economy and social justice.
In the foreign policy, Tony told the rapprochement with the European Union, and in the dialogue with the United States reached maximum proximity, supporting hardly all the initiatives of the overseas power. It concerned both conflict in Kosovo and War in Iraq. At the same time, the Prime Minister sought peacekeeping initiatives on the inner stage, focusing on national issues of Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The role of Blair in the settlement of civil conflict in Sierra Leone is undeniable.
Tony Blair now
Having left the post of Prime Minister in 2007, Tony focused on business and social activities. However, in 2017, Blair announced his intention to return to a large policy due to the installation on brexith. In October 2019, the Ex-Prime Minister published an article on the catastrophic consequences in The Guardian, which will entail the UK from the European Union, and establish boundaries between the two parts of Ireland.Embed from getty imagesJudging by the last photo, the man is now full of strength, remains vigorous and static (its height is 183 cm). And he already inscribed his name in history, becoming the owner of international awards and even the hero of films.
Awards
- 1999 - International Prize. Karl Great
- 2003 - Gold Medal of Congress
- 2004 - Gold Medal of Freedom
- 2008 - Honor of the Doctor of Law from the University of Quins in Belfast
- 2009 - Dan David Prize
- 2009 - Presidential Medal of Freedom
- 2010 - Philadelphian Freedom Medal
- 2011 - Hariac Order with a large special degree cross