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The classic Gordon Brown joke was a reference to the song "Golden Brown" by the Stranglers: "Never a frown with Gordon Brown".

Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2 May 1997 to 27 June 2007.

As a student, he suffered a detached retina in a rugby accident, which left him blind in his left eye despite several operations.

Avid supporter of Raith Rovers Football Club, and is Hononary President of the Raith Rovers Supporters Club.

Romantically linked to Princess Margarata of Romania in the late 1970s.

After the death of their first child Jennifer Jane (born on 28 December 2001, died on 8 January 2002), his wife Sarah gave birth to their sons John (born on 17 October 2003) and James Fraser (born on 17 July 2006).

British Prime Minister from 27 June 2007 to 11 May 2010.

Leader of the British Labour Party from 24 June 2007 to 11 May 2010.

Born to The Rev. John Ebenezer Brown (died in 1998), a Church of Scotland minister, and his wife Jessie Elizabeth "Bunty" (Souter) (died in 2004), he has two brothers, John and Andrew.

Gained a first class degree in History from Edinburgh University.

In the summer of 2008 there were moves to force Brown to stand down as Prime Minister following the party's worst-ever local election results, the loss of the Mayoralty of London and several by-election losses to the Conservatives and the Scottish National Party (SNP). In June 2009 there were further moves by Labour backbenchers to oust Brown following dire local and European election results, which saw the party's share of the vote fall to an unprecedented 15%, plus losing control of Wales for the first time since 1918 and losing control of all of their remaining six county councils.

President Obama gave him a gift of the ten greatest American Movies on DVD, when Brown was visiting him at the White House.

Announced as Great Britain's new Prime Minister. (Juni 2007)

Stood down as PM of Great Britain after the first Hung parliament in the UK for about 20 years. (Mai 2010)

The British Chancellor of the Exchequer since May 1997. (Mai 2005)

Once announced "The Catcher in the Rye" as his favorite novel at the London Book Fair.

Of Clan Broun.

In G8 auf Wolke Sieben (2005), Scottish actor Ken Stott plays the Chancellor of the Exchequer: Brown was Chancellor 1997-2007.

Is currently the last U.K. Prime Minister born during the reign of King George VI.

Rt. Honorable Brown was awarded the Member of the Order of the Companion of Honour in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List for Public and Charitable Services in the United Kingdom and Abroad. He lives in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Earned both a Master of Arts and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in History from the University of Edbinburgh. Was also elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh in 2018.

Declined the offer of a life peerage in the House of Lords on the basis that he is on record supporting the abolition of the House of Lords and replacing it with an elected British Senate.