Updated: 6 Jan 2021, 8:57 TONY Blair was the youngest Prime Minister in a century when he swept to victory at the dawn of the "Cool Britannia" era. The former PM has since become known as an arch-remoaner and the divisive ex-Labour leader is still an active voice in UK politics. 3 Tony Blair served as Prime Minister for ten years after sweeping to victory in 1997Credit: PA:Press Association What is Tony Blair's background? Mr Blair went to Fettes public school in Edinburgh with dreams of becoming a rock music producer. However, he chose to study law at Oxford, then trained as a barrister.