James Gordon Brown was born the 20 of February in 1951 in Scotland. He is a British Labour Party politician, who has been a Member of Parliament (MP) since 1983 first for Dunfermline Eas and then for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. He served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 28th June 2007 until 11th may 2010.Indeed, Brown became Prime Minister , after the resignation of Tony Blair and three days after becoming leader of the governing Labour Party. Immediately before this, he had served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Labour Government from 1997 to 2007. His tenure ended in May 2010, when he resigned as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party.
Brown studied History in the University of Edinburgh and spent his early career working as a TV journalist. As Prime Minister, he also held the offices of First Lord of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service.
In the 1997 general election, Tony Blair, the new prime minister, announced his ministerial team, he appointed Brown as Chancellor of the Exchequer. He would remain in this role for 10 years and two months, making him the longest-serving Chancellor in modern history.
Brown proposed moving some traditional prime ministerial powers conferred by royal prerogative to the realm of Parliament, such as the power to declare war and approve appointments to senior positions. Brown wanted Parliament to gain the right to ratify treaties and have more oversight into the intelligence services. He also proposed moving some powers from Parliament to citizens, including the right to form "citizens' juries", easily petition Parliament for new laws, and rally outside Westminster.
In April 2010, Brown asked the Queen to dissolve Parliament and call new elections, which included the first televised leadership debates in British History. The result of the election was a hung parliament.
Brown was re-elected to serve as MP for Kirkcaldy & Cowdenbeath constituency on 6