31st G8 summit
The 31st G8 summit took place from 6 to 8 July 2005 at the Gleneagles Hotel in Auchterarder, Scotland and hosted by Prime Minister Tony Blair. The locations of previous G8 summits to have been hosted by the UK include: London (1977, 1984, 1991); and Birmingham (1998). It is the first G8 summit to be held in Scotland.[1] A sixth UK summit was held in Lough Erne in 2013;[2] and a seventh UK summit was held in Carbis Bay in 2021.[3]
| Host country | United Kingdom (Scotland) |
|---|---|
| Date | 6–8 July 2005 |
| Follows | 30th G8 summit |
| Precedes | 32nd G8 summit |
Leaders who went there
The G8 is an unofficial yearly meetup for the leaders of Canada, the European Commission, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States.[4]
The 31st G8 summit was the last summit for Canadian Prime Minister Paul Martin and German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder.
Participants
| Core G8 members Host state and leader are shown in bold text. | |||
| Member | Represented by | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Canada | Paul Martin | Prime Minister |
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France | Jacques Chirac | President |
|
Germany | Gerhard Schröder | Chancellor |
|
Italy | Silvio Berlusconi | Prime Minister |
|
Japan | Junichiro Koizumi | Prime Minister |
|
Russia | Vladimir Putin | President |
|
United Kingdom | Tony Blair | Prime Minister |
|
United States | George W. Bush | President |
|
European Union | José Manuel Barroso | Commission President |
| Tony Blair | Council President | ||
| Invited guests (countries) | |||
| Member | Represented by | Title | |
|
Brazil | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva | President |
|
China | Hu Jintao | President |
|
Ethiopia | Meles Zenawi | Prime Minister |
|
India | Manmohan Singh | Prime Minister |
|
Mexico | Vicente Fox | President |
|
South Africa | Thabo Mbeki | President |
| Invited guests (international organisations) | |||
| Member | Represented by | Title | |
|
United Nations | Kofi Annan | Secretary-General |
|
World Bank | Paul Wolfowitz | President |
Issues
The summit was meant to be a place for fixing problems among its members. It was also seen as an opportunity for members to give each other encouragement in the face of hard economic decisions. The United Kingdom aimed to stop the problem of conflict among the G8 nations.[5]
31st G8 Summit Media
Protesters clashing with the Greater Manchester Police officers who were deployed to Edinburgh at the start of the summit
The area surrounding Holyrood Palace and the Scottish Parliament was cordoned off by double fences.
UK Prime Minister Tony Blair speaks with the summit attendees behind him. Left to right (front row): Lula da Silva, Gerhard Schröder, Hu Jintao, [[George W.
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References
- ↑ "Poverty, protests and policing: All eyes were on Gleneagles at 2005 G8 Summit". The Courier. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "What Makes Fermanagh an Attractive G8 Location". BBC News. 20 November 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ 47th G7 Summit kicks-off; here's what to expect. CNBC-TV18. 11 June 2021. https://www.cnbctv18.com/videos/world/47th-g7-summit-kicks-off-heres-what-to-expect-9629351.htm. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ "FACTBOX: The Group of Eight: what is it?". Reuters. 3 July 2008. http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKB26280520080703?sp=true. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ↑ Bayne, Nicholas. (2005) Staying Together: the G8 Summit Confronts the 21st Century, p. 232. at Google Books