Tony Blair was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
James Gordon Brown ( born 20 February 1951 ) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010 . Tony Blair . In May 1997 , the Labour Party won a landslide general election victory , the largest in its history , allowing Blair , at 43 years old , to become the youngest Prime Minister since 1812 . The United Kingdom general election of 1997 was held on 1 May 1997 , five years after the previous election on 9 April 1992 , to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons . The United Kingdom general election , 2001 , was held on Thursday , 7 June 2001 , to elect 659 members to the British House of Commons .