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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The Right Honourable - February 20 - 1951 - Scottish - Labour Party - MP - Dunfermline East - 1983 - 2005 - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath - Chancellor of the Exchequer - United Kingdom - 1997 - Nicholas Vansittart - 1812 - 1823 - Prime minister - Tony Blair

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