This article is about the people in Tony Blair’s administration. For the events of Tony Blair's tenure as prime minister, see Premiership of Tony Blair.
2005-2007 Government the United Kingdom
Third Blair ministry
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
2005–2007
Blair in 2007
Date formed
6 May 2005 (2005-05-06)
Date dissolved
27 June 2007 (2007-06-27)
People and organisations
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Prime Minister's history
1997–2007
Deputy Prime Minister
John Prescott
Member party
Labour Party
Status in legislature
Majority
356 / 647 (55%)
Opposition cabinet
Howard Shadow Cabinet
Cameron Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party
Conservative Party
Opposition leader
Michael Howard (2005)
David Cameron (2005–2007)
History
Election(s)
2005 general election
Legislature term(s)
54th UK Parliament
Budget(s)
2006 budget
2007 budget
Predecessor
Second Blair ministry
Successor
Brown ministry
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2001 re-election
9/11
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2003 invasion of Iraq
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The third Blair ministry lasted from May 2005 to June 2007. The election on 5 May 2005 saw Labour win a historic third successive term in power, though their majority now stood at 66 seats – compared to 167 four years earlier – and they failed to gain any new seats. Blair had already declared that the new term in parliament would be his last.
The War in Afghanistan and the Iraq War continued during his last ministry, and the 7/7 bombings also took place. Blair's government responded by introducing a range of anti-terror legislation including the passing of the contentious Identity Cards Act 2006 legislation (repealed).[1][2] Blair announced in 2006 that he would resign as prime minister and Labour leader within a year. He resigned on 27 June 2007 and was succeeded by Gordon Brown, who had been his chancellor of the Exchequer since 1997.
^"Identity Cards Act 2006 (Repealed in 2011)".
^Travis, Alan; editor, home affairs (27 May 2010). "ID cards scheme to be scrapped within 100 days". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 6 December 2023. {{cite news}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
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