Birth of Anthony Blair
Birth of Anthony Blair, son of a barrister & university lecturer
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Anthony Charles Lynton Blair Biography and Timeline
Follow Anthony Charles Lynton Blair through 292 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1953–1996Years on this page
1953
1955
Education
Attends Western Hill pre-pre school
1961
Education
Attends Chorister School
1966
Education
Attends Fettes College
1972
Education
Reads law at St Johns College
1974
Confirmation-Blair
Confirmed in the Church of England by College Chaplain
1975
Education
Begins 1 yr Bar course at Lincolns Inn
Death of Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Death of Hazel Blair, mother
Education
Graduates with an Upper Second degree in law
Labour Party
Appointed Member of Labour Party, in Chelsea
1982
Election
Contests the Beconsfield by-election during the Falklands War, loses deposit
1983
Member of Parliament
Selected as candidate for Sedgfield
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Sedgefield
1984
Shadow Minister
Appointed Junior Treasury spokesman
1987
Shadow Minister
Appointed Spokesman on the City & Consumer Affairs. Appointed Deputy to Bryan Gould, Shadow Trade & Industry Secretary
1988
Closed Shop
Announces Labour will not bring back the closed shop
Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet, Shadow Energy Secretary
1989
Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet, Shadow Employment Secretary
1992
Shadow Minister
Appointed Member of Shadow Cabinet, Shadow Home Secretary
Election
Elected Member of National Executive Council
NEC
Appointmed Member of National Executive Council
Crime
Announces the Labour will be "tough on crime & tough on the causes of crime"
Election
2nd in the Shadow Cabinet elections
1994
Constitution of Great Britain
At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour"
Role range: 1994-2007
Reform of Political Party
At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour"
Role range: 1994-2007
Alliance Blair and Brown
Blair & Brown meet at Granita restaurant in Islington and reportedly agree a deal
Death of Anthony Charles Lynton Blair
Death of Labour Leader John Smith, Tont Blair & Gordon Brown agree at the Granita restaurant that Tony Blair should stand for the leadership
Election
Blair beats Prescott & Beckett to become leader of Labour party with 57
Role range: 1994-2007
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Role range: 1994-2007
Constitution of Great Britain
1st conference speech as leader calling on the party to drop clause IV
Role range: 1994-2007
Leader Opposition
Appointed Leader of the Opposition
Role range: 1994-2007
1995
Speech
Taunts Prime Minister John Major at PMQs saying I lead my party he follows his
Role range: 1994-2007
Constitution of Great Britain
Party backs rewriting of clause IV Labours historic commitment to nationalization
Role range: 1994-2007
New Labour
At a special Conference Clause 4 of the Party is changed to reflect the "New Labour"
Role range: 1994-2007
Defection
Tory Member of Parliament and former minister Alan Howarth resigns from the Tories and crosses the floor
Role range: 1994-2007
1996
Election
Labour wins the Staffs South East byelection reducing the Government majority to 3
Role range: 1994-2007
Manifesto
The manifesto entitled New Labour is endorsed by Conference
Role range: 1994-2007
New Labour
The manifesto entitled New Labour is endorsed by Conference
Role range: 1994-2007
International Sanctions
The EC imposes sanctions on British beef
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007
Sanctions
The EC imposes sanctions on British beef
Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.