Claim: Tony Blair is a politician.
Evidence: Anthony Charles Lynton Blair -LRB- born 6 May 1953 -RRB- is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007.
The Prime Minister -LRB- informal abbreviation : PM -RRB- and Cabinet -LRB- consisting of all the most senior ministers , most of whom are government department heads -RRB- are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch , to Parliament , to their political party and ultimately to the electorate.