Premiership of Tony Blair Premiership of Tony Blair The premiership of Tony Blair began on 2 May 1997 and ended upon his resignation on 27 June 2007. Whilst serving as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair concurrently served as the First Lord of the Treasury, the Minister for the Civil Service, the Leader of the Labour Party (until Gordon Brown was declared Labour leader on 24 June 2007) and the Member of Parliament for Sedgefield. He remains a Privy Counsellor, having first been appointed in July 1994 when he became Leader of the Opposition. Blair is the Labour Party's longest-serving Prime Minister,
Member of parliament styled "Yang Berhormat" ("Honourable") with the initials "Y.B." appended prenominally. A prince who is a member of Parliament is styled "Yang Berhormat Mulia". The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and Tuns who are members of Parliament are styled "Yang Amat Berhormat" ("Most Honourable"), abbreviated Y.A.B. The Parliament of Malta consists of the President of Malta and the House of Representatives of 69 members (article 51 of the Constitution), referred to as "members of Parliament" (article 52(1) of the Constitution). When appointed from outside the House, the Speaker is also considered a member of the Parliament. The Constitution lists the qualifications