Tony Blair served as Prime Minister of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from 1997 to 2007, the only Labour leader in the party’s 100 year history to win three consecutive elections.

After his resignation, he was appointed Special Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East, an office which he held until 2015.

In 2008, he formed the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, a nonprofit group that “promotes respect and understanding about the world’s religions through education and multi-faith action.”

Since leaving office Tony Blair has spent most of his time working on three areas: supporting governments to deliver effectively for their people, working for peace in the Middle East, and countering extremism.

He currently runs the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change where he focuses on addressing the difficult challenges in the world today, including how the centre ground of politics renews itself with practical policy solutions.

“Religious faith has a major part to play in shaping the values which guide the modern world, and can and should be a force for progress. “