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Euan Blair (born January 19, 1984, London), is the eldest son of British Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Educated at The London Oratory School in West London, Blair graduated with a BA in Ancient History from Bristol University in 2005. It has been reported that after graduation, Blair will spend three months as an unpaid Intern with the Republican Party staff on the Rules Committee of the United States House of Representatives.

Media coverage

Because of his father's position, Euan Blair has been subject to the attention of the British media. This is partly due to coverage of stories which have broken, but it is also partly due to his choosing to appear with his parents in photo shoots (together with brother Nicky and sister Kathryn), particularly during general election campaigns.

The incident for which Euan Blair has become best known was in 2000 when he was found drunk by police in Leicester Square at the age of 16, after a night celebrating his completion of his GCSEs with friends. After being taken to a police station, he gave the police a false name, an old address, and a false date of birth that would have made him 18 (the legal drinking age). This caused considerable embarrassment to Tony Blair, who had recently introduced measures to deal with young offenders. Regarding a potential prosecution, he told the BBC's Question Time that his son should not receive special preferences. In the end Euan was not prosecuted or formally cautioned. He apologised for the incident. Since then, "Euan Blair" has been satirically suggested by some as rhyming slang for "Leicester Square".

In 2002 a scandal (sometimes dubbed Cheriegate) was over Euan's mother, Cherie Booth, using allegedly under-hand methods to acquire two flats for him and his guards to live in Bristol. The Liberal Democrats later described these as "one [flat] to sleep in and one to party".

In addition to these, the following less well-known incidents have been reported by the media:

In 2001, The Daily Mail and The Daily Telegraph both revealed that Euan was applying to Trinity College, Oxford University. His parents made a formal complaint to the Press Complaints Commission that these reports represented an intrusion into his schooling, and their complaint was upheld. (In fact the application later failed because although he was offered a place, it was conditional on A-level grades which he failed to achieve, so he took the place at Bristol instead.)

In 2001, the BBC reported that Euan and another teenage friend fought off a gang of eight to ten youths who were demanding property from them. The muggers left empty-handed.

In 2003, The Telegraph reported that he had driven into a taxi. Nobody was hurt, but he was reportedly walking around in shock, saying "My mum's going to kill me".

In 2005, The Independent reported that Luciana Berger, who claimed to be Blair's girlfriend, resigned from the NUS, as she accused it of turning a blind eye to anti-semitism in universities.

In 2005, Blair was involved in a car crash with a cyclist. The cyclist was brought to a hospital but had only minor injuries.