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• Gordon Brown is the current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, he assumed the office on June 27, 2007. He has lobbied for a slight rearrangement of powers in the government, suggesting the transfer of several key duties of prime minister to parliament, and the granting of some parliamentary duties to citizens.The Economist: The king is dead (July 5, 2007)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: James Gordon Brown
  2. Born: February 20, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland
  3. Political party: Labour Party
  4. Current Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  5. Assumed office: June 27, 2007
  6. Preceded by: Tony Blair
  7. Previous office: Chancellor of the Exchequer
  8. Elected leader of the Labour Party on June 24, 2007
  9. Opposed by the Leader of the Opposition, David Cameron
  10. Constituency: Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
  11. UK's longest term as Chancellor of the ExchequerBBC: Gordon Brown Timeline (June 15, 2004)
  12. Holds a Ph.D in History

• Controversies

  Brown has been involved in several controversies, including allegedly inappropriate links to the nuclear power industry,The Guardian: The powerful business of promoting a nuclear future (July 11, 2006), and his failure to failure to call a referendum on the EU Lisbon Treaty.The Times: Gordon Brown attacked on all sides for 'running away' from referendum (October 23, 2007)

• Brown-Obama Economic Partnership

  In an attempt to reaffirm the positive relationship between Britain and The United States, Barack Obama met with Gordon Brown at The White House on March 5, 2009. This made Brown the first international leader to make it to the Obama White House. During the meeting, which lasted an hour, the two leaders pledged to stand together to fight economic crises, global warming and the Iran's nuclear ambitions.Washington Post: Brown Tells Congress To 'Seize This Moment' (March 4, 2009)

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