Name: Blair Tony 1997–2007 Labour

Born: 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh, Scotland

First entered Parliament: 9 June 1983

Age he became PM: 43 years, 361 days

Maiden Speech: 6 July 1983, when he spoke about the unemployment problems in his Sedgefield constituency

Total time as PM: 10 years, 56 days

Education: Fettes College, Edinburgh and St John's College, Oxford University

Family: Tony Blair is the second of three children. He married Cherie Booth QC, a barrister, in 1980. They have three sons and one daughter.

Interests: Spending time with his children, reading (mainly literary classics and biographies), watching thrillers, swimming, playing tennis and playing guitar