Blair joins new capital city steering panel
Published on: Saturday, January 18, 2020
By: Tempo
Photo Source: Tempo
JAKARTA: United Kingdom’s former Labour Party Prime Minister Tony Blair is reportedly admitted as a member of Indonesia’s new capital city steering committee, which was initially announced by Coordinating Minister of Maritime Affairs and Investments, Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.“Yes, [he has agreed to join the committee],” said Luhut at the Hotel Mulia in Central Jakarta.
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This information was also announced by Luhut’s ministry from its Twitter account.
This effectively places Tony Blair alongside SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and led by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Blair started his career at UK’s labour party and took the position as prime minister in 1997 replacing John Major. He remained as PM for a decade until 2007 where he was replaced by Gordon Brown.
One of Tony Blair’s notable decisions was to involve the UK in the occupation of Iraq together with the United States in 2003. The occupation sparked the Iraq war and the fall of Saddam Hussein, who was eventually executed in 2006.
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