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James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer under Tony Blair from 1997 to 2007.
On 11 May 2007, after months of speculation, Brown formally announced his bid for the Labour leadership and replaced Blair as prime minister on 27 June 2007. Brown launched his campaign website the same day as formally announcing his bid for leadership, titled "Gordon Brown for Britain". [7]
Prime Minister Prime Minister of the United Kingdom First Lord of the Treasury Minister for the Civil Service: Gordon Brown: June 2007 – May 2010 Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister: Ian Austin: June 2007 – October 2008 Jon Trickett: October 2008 – May 2010 Angela Smith: June 2007 – June 2009 Anne Snelgrove: June 2009 ...
It comes as The Independent understands that former prime minister Gordon Brown ”is supportive” of the push for a commission to come up with solutions for palliative care in ther UK.
Brown thinks, and thinks profoundly. And by and large, over the last 30 years, what he has thought has turned out to be correct." He went on to say the memoir was "thrilling" and "unexpectedly moving". [5] The Financial Times summarised the book by saying "the former Labour Prime Minister resisted the usual pressures to produce an instant ...
Former prime minister Gordon Brown has demanded the Government come up with an emergency budget before a “financial timebomb” in October “pushes millions over the edge”.
It was previously represented by former Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2005 until 2015, who had been MP for the Dunfermline East constituency from 1983–2005 until boundary changes. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007 and as UK Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010.
The most recent prime minister born in Scotland was Gordon Brown (2007–2010). David Lloyd George was Welsh and a first-language Welsh speaker, but was born in England. No prime minister has ever been born in Northern Ireland, Wales, or South West England.