Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (1997–2007) — Labour leader who won three consecutive general elections — who modernized the Labour Party, achieved the Good Friday Agreement, and led Britain into the Iraq War — the most successful British left-of-centre politician since Attlee.
Creates New Labour as a model for left-of-center parties in market economies — Blair's rebranding of Labour (dropping Clause IV, embracing market economics while increasing public services) was the template for center-left political modernization that was adopted (incompletely) by center-left parties across Europe.
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