21st Century in Scotland - 21st-Century Scottish People, Years of the 21st Century in Scotland, Sean Connery, Gordon Brown, Lulu, Tam Dalyell (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 240. Not illustrated. Chapters: 21st-Century Scottish People, Years of the 21st Century in Scotland, Sean Connery, Gordon Brown, Lulu, Tam Dalyell, Billy Connolly, Elena Baltacha, Ewan Mcgregor, Jamie Murray, Alan Cumming, Charlie Adam, Karen Paterson, Kenny Macaskill, Alexander Mccall Smith, Jamie Baker, Kenneth Calman, Colin Boyd, Baron Boyd of Duncansby, Robert Black, Gerard Butler, Hamish Macinnes, Tom Harris, Ian Davidson, James Douglas-Hamilton, Baron Selkirk of Douglas, Gordon Smith, James Naughtie, Val Mcdermid, Richard Park, Steven Purcell, Kenyon Wright, David Edward, Bruce Durie, Alan Watson, 2006 in Scotland, Colin Fleming, Stuart Abbot, Peter Moran, Miles Maclagan, Tom Leonard, Ewan Dow, Ranald Maclean, Lord Maclean, Christopher Whyte, Murray Elder, Baron Elder, 2007 in Scotland, John Grahl, Anneila Sargent, Ross Renton, David Taylor, Mark Heyes. Excerpt: James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British Labour politician and the Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. He was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 until 2010. Brown became Prime Minister in June 2007, 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 under Tony Blair. His tenure ended in May 2010, when he resigned as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party. Brown has a PhD in History from the University of Edinburgh and spent his early career working as a television journalist. He has been a Member of Parliament since 1983; first for Dunfermline East and since 2005 for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. As Prime Minister, he also held the offices of First Lord of the Treasury and the Minister for the Civil Service. Brown's time as...