First Blair ministry

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The First Blair ministry was the Labour government led by Prime Minister Tony Blair from 1997 to 2001, noted for its landslide election victory, constitutional reforms, and the introduction of policies such as the minimum wage and devolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British government ministry ⓘ
Labour government ⓘ
cabinetCollectiveResponsibility yes ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer Gordon Brown ⓘ
coalition none ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceSecretary Geoff Hoon ⓘ
George Robertson ⓘ
deputyPrimeMinister John Prescott ⓘ
educationSecretary David Blunkett ⓘ
election 1997 United Kingdom general election ⓘ
endTime 2001-06-08 ⓘ
followedBy Second Blair ministry ⓘ
foreignSecretary Robin Cook ⓘ
headOfGovernment Tony Blair ⓘ
healthSecretary Alan Milburn ⓘ
Frank Dobson ⓘ
homeSecretary Jack Straw ⓘ
ideology Third Way ⓘ
linked to: Third Way politics

social democracy ⓘ
implementedPolicy Government of Wales Act 1998 ⓘ
House of Lords Act 1999 ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
National Minimum Wage Act 1998 ⓘ
Scotland Act 1998 ⓘ
jurisdiction Government of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: UK government
legislatureStatus Majority government ⓘ
legislatureTerm Fifty-second United Kingdom Parliament ⓘ
location 10 Downing Street ⓘ
monarch Elizabeth II ⓘ
northernIrelandSecretary Mo Mowlam ⓘ
Peter Mandelson ⓘ
linked to: Lord Mandelson
notableFor Bank of England operational independence ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act 2000 ⓘ
Good Friday Agreement ⓘ
House of Lords reform ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1998 ⓘ
New Labour policy agenda ⓘ
constitutional reform ⓘ
devolution to Scotland and Wales ⓘ
education and health spending increases ⓘ
introduction of tax credits ⓘ
introduction of the National Minimum Wage ⓘ
landslide election victory ⓘ
welfare-to-work policies ⓘ
politicalParty Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
precededBy Second Major ministry ⓘ
scottishSecretary Donald Dewar ⓘ
startTime 1997-05-02 ⓘ
welshSecretary Ron Davies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robin Cook → servedInGovernmentOf → First Blair ministry ⓘ
Human Rights Act 1998 → introducedBy → Tony Blair government ⓘ
linked to: First Blair ministry
Scottish devolution referendum, 1997 → heldUnderGovernment → First Blair ministry ⓘ
Second Blair ministry → precededBy → First Blair ministry ⓘ
UK Parliament 1987–2001 → includesGovernment → First Blair ministry ⓘ
David Clark, Baron Clark of Windermere → participatedIn → Tony Blair ministry (first Blair government) ⓘ
linked to: First Blair ministry
UK Parliament 1997–2001 → government → First Blair ministry ⓘ