Gordon Brown
Pakistan's Malala in school for first time since shooting
Mar 20, 2013 02:20 EDT
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
Pakistan's Malala in school for first time since shooting
Mar 19, 2013 15:48 EDT
Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai returned to school on Tuesday for the first time since October when she was shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
Radio activists channel anger in Malaysian Borneo
Mar 03, 2013 08:18 EST
It is 6 p.m. in rural Borneo and Iban tribesman Luang Anak Entiyang springs up to fetch his short-wave radio, tuning in the day's broadcast of Radio Free Sarawak for a dozen fellow villagers.
Radio activists channel anger in Malaysian Borneo
Feb 28, 2013 02:24 EST
It's 6 p.m. in rural Borneo and Iban tribesman Luang Anak Entiyang springs up to fetch his short-wave radio, tuning in the day's broadcast of Radio Free Sarawak for a dozen fellow villagers.
'I'm getting better', says Malala in video message
Feb 04, 2013 11:36 EST
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education, said she was "getting better day by day" in her first public statement released Monday.
Pakistan's Malala to get titanium plate in skull: doctors
Jan 30, 2013 13:09 EST
British doctors said Wednesday they will insert a titanium plate in the skull of Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai to repair a hole left when the Taliban shot her for campaigning for girls education.
China to modernise before boosting global role: official
Jan 26, 2013 11:31 EST
China's new leadership will focus on modernising the country before it increases Beijing's role in international affairs, a top official told the Davos forum on Saturday.
Pakistan's Malala 'has inspired children worldwide'
Jan 25, 2013 14:10 EST
The bravery of shot Pakistani schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai has inspired children around the world to fight for a better education, key figures in a UN campaign said on Friday.
Margaret Thatcher faces Christmas in hospital
Dec 22, 2012 11:47 EST
Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Saturday recovering from a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder and may remain there over Christmas, friends said.
Britain's Thatcher faces Christmas in hospital
Dec 22, 2012 05:54 EST
Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was in hospital Saturday recovering from a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder and may remain there over Christmas, friends said.
Thatcher recovering from bladder surgery
Dec 21, 2012 23:02 EST
Former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was recovering in hospital Saturday following a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder.
Britain's Thatcher recovering from bladder surgery
Dec 21, 2012 22:09 EST
Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was recovering in hospital Saturday following a minor operation to remove a growth in her bladder.
Britain's Thatcher undergoes bladder surgery
Dec 21, 2012 16:17 EST
Britain's former prime minister Margaret Thatcher was recovering in hospital Friday following an operation to remove a growth in her bladder, her spokeswoman said.
Queen gets Antarctic slab at first cabinet meeting
Dec 18, 2012 09:34 EST
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended her first-ever cabinet meeting on Tuesday, where ministers marked her diamond jubilee by naming a chunk of the Antarctic in her honour and giving her 60 placemats.
Queen attends first ever cabinet meeting
Dec 18, 2012 07:46 EST
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II attended her first-ever cabinet meeting on Tuesday to mark her diamond jubilee, the only monarch to do so since 1781.
Queen to attend Cabinet in historic first
Dec 17, 2012 09:21 EST
Queen Elizabeth II is to attend a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Downing Street announced, the first such visit in more than a century.
Scientists urge pardon for gay code-breaking hero Turing
Dec 14, 2012 07:09 EST
Leading scientists including Stephen Hawking urged Britain on Friday to pardon World War II code-breaker Alan Turing, who committed suicide after he was convicted of the then crime of homosexuality.
Global 'Malala' war chest for girls' education launched
Dec 10, 2012 10:33 EST
Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari Monday announced a 10-million-dollar donation for a global war chest to educate all girls by 2015 set up in the name of Malala Yousafzai, who was shot by the Taliban for campaigning for girls' education.
Pakistan plans 'Malala schools' for poor children
Nov 12, 2012 06:13 EST
Pakistan plans to honour Malala Yousafzai, the schoolgirl education campaigner shot by the Taliban, by opening special schools in her name for poor children, officials said on Monday.
Fears blight 'Malala Day' in schoolgirl's hometown
Nov 10, 2012 14:52 EST
Pakistan marked "Malala Day" Saturday on a global day of support for the teenager shot by the Taliban for promoting girls' education, but in her home town security fears meant her schoolmates could not honour her in public.
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| The Right Honourable Gordon Brown MP | |
Gordon Brown in 2008 | |
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| Assumed office 27 June 2007 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
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| Preceded by | Tony Blair |
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| In office 2 May 1997 – 27 June 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Darling |
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| In office 18 July 1992 – 2 May 1997 | |
| Leader | John Smith Tony Blair |
| Preceded by | John Smith |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Clarke |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 9 June 1983 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency Established |
| Majority | 18,216 (43.6%) |
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| Born | 20 February 1951 Govan, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Brown |
| Children | Jennifer Jane (Deceased) John Macaulay James Fraser |
| Residence | 10 Downing Street (Official) North Queensferry (Private)[1] |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh |
| Religion | Church of Scotland[2] |
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| Website | Government Website |