Gordon Brown
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The Right Honourable James Gordon Brown
Speaking during an IMF/World Bank news conference in 2005.
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 June 2007
Monarch
Elizabeth II
Preceded by
Tony Blair
Chancellor of the Exchequer
In office
02 May 1997 – 27 June 2007
Prime Minister
Tony Blair
Preceded by
Kenneth Clarke
Succeeded by
Alistair Darling
Member of Parliament
for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
Dunfermline East (1983-2005)
Incumbent
Assumed office
09 June 1983
Preceded by
New constituency
Majority
18,216 (43.6%)
Born
20 February 1951 (1951-02-20) (age 56)
Govan, Glasgow, Scotland
Nationality
British
Political party
Labour
Spouse
Sarah Brown
Children
John and James Fraser
Residence
10 Downing Street (offical)
North Queensferry (private)[1]
Alma mater
University of Edinburgh
Occupation
Politician
Profession
Lecturer
Journalist
Religion
Church of Scotland
Signature
James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He took office on 27 June 2007, three days after becoming leader of the Labour Party. Prior to this he served as the Chancellor of the Exchequer under Tony Blair from 1997 to 2007, becoming the United Kingdom's longest serving Chancellor since Nicholas Vansittart in the early 19th century. He has a PhD in history from the University of Edinburgh, and, as Prime Minister, he also holds the positions of First Lord of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1983; firstly for Dunfermline East and since 2005 for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.
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