John Burton (political agent)

John Burton (political agent)

John Burton is a Labour Party councillor in County Durham, England. He is a member of Sedgefield Borough Council, representing the ward of Fishburn and Old Trimdon. [cite web
url=http://sedgefield.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.asp?UID=223&J=2
title=Councillor Details - Councillor John Burton
publisher=Sedgefield Borough Council
accessdate=2008-03-14] . However, he is most notable for being the constituency agent of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, who represented the Sedgefield constituency from 1983 until standing down as Prime Minister in 2007.

Relationship with Tony Blair

Burton was one of the first to spot the potential of the young Tony Blair [ [http://www.martinfrost.ws/htmlfiles/may2006/tony_blair.html Description of first meeting] ] . When the new Sedgefield consitituency was created for the 1983 general election, which included Burton's home of Trimdon, the local Labour Party found themselves needing to appoint a candidate for the forthcoming election at short notice [Rentoul, John (2001). Tony Blair: Prime Minister. Little Brown. p117 ISBN 0-316-85496-4.] . Blair, then a London-based barrister, identified Burton as a branch secretary willing to consider his candidature and travelled to Trimdon (Burton's power base) to put his case. Blair secured the nomination, was elected an MP and began his political rise [ Rawnsley, Andrew (2000). Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour. Hamish Hamilton. p98 ISBN 0-241-14029-3] . Burton has remained one of Blair's inner circle [In the Sedgefield Council Register of Members' Interests Burton also lists himself as "Political Assistant to Rt. Hon. Tony Blair, MP" Myrobella House, Farfield Terrace, Trimdon Station, Co. Durham, TS29 6DUfact|date=March 2008.]

The Sunday newspaper The Observer reported in December 2007 that Burton plans to write a book about Tony Blair. [cite news
url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/7days/story/0,,2224534,00.html
title=Will Tony's change of faith go for a Burton?
author=Oliver Marre
publisher=The Observer
date=2007-12-09
accessdate=2008-03-14]

Personal life

According to Sedgefield Council's Register of Members' Interests, Burton is a member of the Transport and General Workers' Union, a church warden, and a governor of Trimdon College. He was formerly a physical education teacher [cite news
title=Tony Blair launches new NE initiative
author=Nigel Burton
url=http://www.thisisthenortheast.co.uk/display.var.1833123.0.tony_blair_launches_new_ne_initiative.php
publisher=Northern Echo
date=2007-11-14
accessdate=2008-03-14] . He is, unlike the Newcastle-supporting Blair, a devoted fan of Sunderland A.F.C..fact|date=March 2007

External links

* [http://sedgefield.moderngov.co.uk/mgUserInfo.asp?UID=223&J=2 Sedgefield Borough Council: Councillor Details - Councillor John Burton]

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