Gordon Brown

Quick Facts

Full Name	Gordon Brown
Occupation	World Leader
Date Of Birth	Feb 20, 1951(1951-02-20)
Age	73
Birthplace	Giffnock
Country	Scotland
Birth City	Giffnock
Horoscope	Pisces

Gordon Brown Biography

Gordon Brown is one of the most popular and richest World Leader who was born on February 20, 1951 in Giffnock, Giffnock, Scotland. British Labour Party politician who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. His tenure was marked by the recession of 2008 and its global consequences.

In July 2012, he was named by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Special Envoy on Global Education.

James Gordon Brown HonFRSE (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath.

In 1972, while still a student, Brown was elected Rector of the University of Edinburgh, the convener of the University Court. He served as Rector until 1975, and also edited the document The Red Paper on Scotland.

His father was John Ebenezer Brown, a minister of the Church of Scotland.

Gordon Brown Net Worth

Gordon Brown is one of the richest World Leader from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Gordon Brown 's net worth $15 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He lost vision in his left eye because of a rugby injury before attending the University of Edinburgh to study history.

He oversaw the Labour Party’s loss of 91 seats in the House of Commons in the 2010 general election, the party’s biggest loss of seats in a single general election since 1931.

Brown was born at the Orchard Maternity Nursing Home in Giffnock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. His father was John Ebenezer Brown (1914–1998), a minister of the Church of Scotland and a strong influence on Brown. His mother was Jessie Elizabeth “Bunty” Brown (née Souter; 1918–2004). She was the daughter of John Souter, a timber merchant. The family moved to Kirkcaldy – then the largest town in Fife, across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh – when Gordon was three. Brown was brought up there with his elder brother John and younger brother Andrew Brown in a manse; he is therefore often referred to as a “son of the manse”, an idiomatic Scottish phrase.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Gordon Brown Dating?

According to our records, Gordon Brown married to Sarah Jane Brown. As of December 1, 2023, Gordon Brown’s is not dating anyone.

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Brown was elected to Parliament as a Labour MP at his second attempt, for Dunfermline East in the 1983 general election. His first Westminster office mate was a newly elected MP from the Sedgefield constituency, Tony Blair. Brown became an opposition spokesman on Trade and Industry in 1985. In 1986, he published a biography of the Independent Labour Party politician James Maxton, the subject of his doctoral thesis. Brown was Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1987 to 1989 and then Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, before becoming Shadow Chancellor in 1992. Having led the Labour Movement Yes campaign, refusing to join the cross-party Yes for Scotland campaign, during the 1979 Scottish devolution referendum, while other senior Labour politicians – including Robin Cook, Tam Dalyell and Brian Wilson – campaigned for a No vote, Brown was subsequently a key participant in the Scottish Constitutional Convention, signing the Claim of Right for Scotland in 1989.

Facts & Trivia

Gordon Ranked on the list of most popular World Leader. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Gordon Brown celebrates birthday on February 20 of every year.

In October 1997, Brown announced that the Treasury would set five economic tests to determine whether the economic case had been made for the United Kingdom to adopt the European single currency. The Treasury indicated that the tests had not been passed in June 2003.

Why did Gordon Brown resign?

He announced his intention to resign on 10 May 2010 to help broker a Labour- Liberal Democrat deal. However, this became increasingly unlikely and on 11 May, Brown announced his resignation as prime minister and Labour Party leader. He was succeeded by Conservative leader David Cameron.

Who was the shortest serving Prime Minister?

(The Duke of Wellington had also served as Prime Minister between 1828 and 1830.) Consequently, the prime minister with the total shortest period in office was George Canning, whose sole term lasted 119 days from 12 April 1827 until his death on 8 August 1827.

Did Gordon Brown take over from Tony Blair?

In 2007, Tony Blair resigned as Prime Minister and Labour Leader, and Brown was elected unopposed to replace him.

Who is Gordon Brown's wife?

Sarah Jane Brown

Why did Gordon Brown sell UK gold?

In 1999, Chancellor Gordon Brown sought to sell off 401 tonnes (56%) of the UK’s gold reserves. The logic was that gold wasn’t being used as a safe haven as much as it had been before , and that foreign currencies like the US Dollar and the imminent Euro would generate much better returns.