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Gordon Brown

prime minister of United Kingdom

Also known as: James Gordon Brown

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Last Updated: Mar 23, 2024 • Article History

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In full:: James Gordon Brown

Born:: February 20, 1951, Glasgow, Scotland (age 73)

Title / Office:: prime minister (2007-2010), United Kingdom

Political Affiliation:: Labour Party

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Gordon Brown (born February 20, 1951, Glasgow, Scotland) 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 the 1820s. Brown was the son of John Brown, a Labour Party-supporting Church of Scotland minister, and Elizabeth Brown. At age 16 he won a scholarship to the University of Edinburgh (the youngest student to enter the university since World War II), where he immersed himself in student politics, eventually ...(100 of 1658 words)

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