Tony Blair is a leader of the Labour Party.
He was elected Labour Party leader in July 1994 , following the sudden death of his predecessor , John Smith , who together with his predecessor , Neil Kinnock , had started to move the party closer to the political centre , in the hope of winning power .	John Smith	John Smith (Labour Party leader)	Neil Kinnock	Neil Kinnock	Labour	Labour Party (UK)	Labour Party	Labour Party (UK)	July 1994	Labour Party (UK) leadership election, 1994
