Gordon Brown

This article is about the British Chancellor of the Exchequer. For the rugby union player of the same name, see Gordon Brown (rugby player)

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The Right Honourable Dr James Gordon Brown (born February 20, 1951) is a Scottish Labour Party politician. He was MP for Dunfermline East from 1983 - 2005, then Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath from 2005 following a major revison in the composition of parliamentary constituencies in Scotland. Brown has served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of the United Kingdom since May 1997 (the longest continuously serving Chancellor since Nicholas Vansittart 1812-1823) and is widely tipped to become prime minister after the retirement of Tony Blair.

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British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....

Chancellor of the Exchequer: The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the ancient title held by the British cabinet minister whose responsibilities are akin to the posts of Minister for Finance or Secretary of the Treasury in other jurisdictions. The third oldest major state office in English and United Kingdom history, the Chancello...

Rugby union: Rugby Union is a team sport that was developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. Two teams, each of 15 players have the task of outscoring the opposing team. Players clutch a prolate spheroid ball in their hands or arms, and may pass it backwards or laterally across th...

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