Historical biography archive · Updated 2026-11-03

Tony Blair Biography and Timeline — Page 2

Follow Tony Blair through 57 dated historical records for Great Britain.

Tony Blair, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

57Distinct records
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2003–2006Years on this page

2003

Licensing Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Licensing Act 2003 reforms alcohol, entertainment, and premises licensing

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Iraq Military Action Debate

Parliamentary figure · Westminster · Media / Media

The Commons debated proposed military action in Iraq in a major and closely scrutinised parliamentary sitting.

2004

EU Enlargement

Prime Minister · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Allows workers from new EU member states immediate labour market access.

Role range: 1997-2007

Children Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Children Act 2004 creates childrens services reforms after the Victoria Climbie inquiry

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Civil Partnership Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Civil Partnership Act 2004 creates civil partnerships for same sex couples

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Housing Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Housing Act 2004 creates housing health and safety ratings and tenancy deposit schemes

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

2005

EU Constitution Referendum Dropped

Prime Minister · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Drops plans for a referendum after France and the Netherlands reject the EU Constitution.

Role range: 1997-2007

Constitutional Reform Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Constitutional Reform Act 2005 reforms the office of Lord Chancellor and creates the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Mental Capacity Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Mental Capacity Act 2005 creates a legal framework for decision making by people lacking capacity

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Prevention of Terrorism Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 creates control orders for terrorism suspects

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

2006

Companies Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Companies Act 2006 modernises and consolidates company law

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Equality Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Equality Act 2006 creates the Commission for Equality and Human Rights and extends equality law

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

Identity Cards Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Identity Cards Act 2006 creates a framework for identity cards and a national identity register

Role range: 1997-2007 – 1997-2007

NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Government

Prime Minister of Great Britain · England · Government / Labour Party Government

The Labour Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is launched for people aged 60 to 69.

Role range: 1997-2007

NHS Bowel Cancer Screening NHS Development

Prime Minister of Great Britain · England · Government / Labour Party Government

This NHS development occurs while Tony Blair serves as Prime Minister: The NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is launched for people aged 60 to 69.

Role range: 1997-2007

NHS Bowel Cancer Screening

Prime Minister of Great Britain · England · Government / Labour Party Government

During Tony Blair's government, the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme is launched for people aged 60 to 69.

Role range: 1997-2007

Terrorism Act

Prime Minister of Great Britain · London · Government / Labour Party Government

Terrorism Act 2006 creates offences encouraging terrorism and disseminating terrorist publications

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.