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James Gordon Brown CH, HonFRSE (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.
Jul 21, 2024 · Gordon Brown is a Scottish-born British Labour Party politician who served as chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007) and prime minister of the United Kingdom (2007–10). At the time of his elevation to prime minister, he had been the longest continuously serving chancellor of the Exchequer since.
Gordon Brown is the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Since September 2021, he also serves as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing .
My Life, Our Times. v. t. e. Gordon Brown 's term as the prime minister of the United Kingdom began on 27 June 2007 when he accepted an invitation of Queen Elizabeth II to form a government, succeeding Tony Blair, and ended on 11 May 2010 upon his resignation.
Aged 73, he is creating a network of “multibanks”: food banks for non-food items. While some of Britain’s former leaders are writing silly books for silly cheques, Brown exudes earnestness ...
As Prime Minister, Gordon Brown oversaw the devolution of powers in Northern Ireland, the withdrawal of troops from Iraq, and the world's first ever Climate Change Act.
He reminds us not only of the enduringly brilliant “Tough on crime, tough on the causes of crime,” which he gifted to Blair, but several other of his greatest hits. Under John Smith, Brown had been the star performer in Labour’s shadow cabinet.
Jul 21, 2024 · Gordon Brown - Labour Leader, UK PM, Financial Reforms: Brown faced no opposition in the campaign to succeed Blair as Labour Party leader, and on June 27, 2007, three days after he officially became Labour Party leader, Brown became prime minister.
Follow @GordonBrown, the former Prime Minister of the UK, for his insights on global issues, education, and humanitarian causes.
Sep 17, 2021 · Gordon Brown was Britain’s prime minister in 2007-10. He is the author of “Seven Ways to Change the World” (Simon & Schuster, 2021).
