Gordon Brown
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2010
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| 2024 | Brown co-authored a pamphlet on child poverty demanding a multibillion-pound package to address what he called 'a social crisis'. |
| 2024 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by King Charles III in the Birthday Honours for public and charitable services. |
| 2024 | Brown co-authored a pamphlet on child poverty demanding a multibillion-pound package to address what he called 'a social crisis'. |
| 2024 | Appointed a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour by King Charles III in the Birthday Honours for public and charitable services. |
| November 2024 | Brown wrote an article opposing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, arguing for improved palliative care instead of legalising assisted dying. |
| November 2024 | Brown wrote an article opposing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, arguing for improved palliative care instead of legalising assisted dying. |
| September 28 2023 | Brown released the book 'Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World', co-written with Michael Spence and Mohamed A. El-Erian. |
| September 28 2023 | Brown released the book 'Permacrisis: A Plan to Fix a Fractured World', co-written with Michael Spence and Mohamed A. El-Erian. |
| 2022 | Wrote a report on devolution for Labour leader Keir Starmer. |
| 2022 | Wrote a report on devolution for Labour leader Keir Starmer. |
| December 5 2022 | Brown announced the publication of a Labour party blueprint on constitutional reform, proposing significant changes including replacing the House of Lords with an 'Assembly of the Nations and Regions'. |
| December 5 2022 | Brown announced the publication of a Labour party blueprint on constitutional reform, proposing significant changes including replacing the House of Lords with an 'Assembly of the Nations and Regions'. |
| September 2021 | Appointed as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing. |
| September 2021 | Appointed as WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing. |
| June 10 2021 | Brown released the book 'Seven Ways to Change the World: How To Fix The Most Pressing Problems We Face', examining seven areas where global reform is essential. |
| June 10 2021 | Brown released the book 'Seven Ways to Change the World: How To Fix The Most Pressing Problems We Face', examining seven areas where global reform is essential. |
| September 2020 | Brown co-authored a letter to the journal Nature highlighting the importance of EU funding in the fight against COVID-19. |
| September 2020 | Brown co-authored a letter to the journal Nature highlighting the importance of EU funding in the fight against COVID-19. |
| 2018 | Elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (HonFRSE) |
| 2018 | Elected an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (HonFRSE) |
| November 7 2017 | Brown released his memoir 'My Life, Our Times'. |
| November 7 2017 | Brown released his memoir 'My Life, Our Times'. |
| 2015 | In the Channel 4 television film 'Coalition', actor Ian Grieve played Gordon Brown. |
| 2015 | Received Doctor of the University (DUniv) from University of Glasgow |
| 2015 | Received Doctor of the University (DUniv) from University of Glasgow |
| 2015 | In the Channel 4 television film 'Coalition', actor Ian Grieve played Gordon Brown. |
| December 2015 | Brown took his first large-scale private sector role since leaving office, becoming an advisor to PIMCO, with earnings to be donated to the Gordon and Sarah Brown Foundation. |
| December 2015 | Brown took his first large-scale private sector role since leaving office, becoming an advisor to PIMCO, with earnings to be donated to the Gordon and Sarah Brown Foundation. |
| September 2015 | Gordon Brown appeared in a BBC Radio Scotland programme about Keir Hardie, discussing Labour's first leader. |
| September 2015 | Gordon Brown appeared in a BBC Radio Scotland programme about Keir Hardie, discussing Labour's first leader. |
| May 7 2015 | Announced he would not seek re-election as a Member of Parliament, stepping down from his Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency. |
| May 7 2015 | Announced he would not seek re-election as a Member of Parliament, stepping down from his Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath constituency. |
| 2014 | Played a prominent role in the campaign to maintain the union during the Scottish independence referendum. |
| 2014 | Played a prominent role in the campaign to maintain the union during the Scottish independence referendum. |
| December 1 2014 | Announces he will not seek re-election to parliament, deciding to stand down at the general election in May 2015. |
| December 1 2014 | Announces he will not seek re-election to parliament, deciding to stand down at the general election in May 2015. |
| July 2012 | Brown was named by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Special Envoy on Global Education, chairing the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity. |
| July 2012 | Brown was named by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as a United Nations Special Envoy on Global Education, chairing the International Commission on Financing Global Education Opportunity. |
| 2011 | Won Lifetime Achievement Award/Outstanding Political Achievement in Scottish Politician of the Year awards |
| 2011 | Won Lifetime Achievement Award/Outstanding Political Achievement in Scottish Politician of the Year awards |
| May 2011 | After Strauss-Kahn's arrest for alleged sexual assault and subsequent resignation, Brown's candidacy for IMF managing director was re-examined, though he ultimately did not receive British Government support. |
| May 2011 | After Strauss-Kahn's arrest for alleged sexual assault and subsequent resignation, Brown's candidacy for IMF managing director was re-examined, though he ultimately did not receive British Government support. |
| April 2011 | Media reports speculated about Gordon Brown as a potential candidate for managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following Dominique Strauss-Kahn's scheduled retirement. |
| April 2011 | Media reports speculated about Gordon Brown as a potential candidate for managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) following Dominique Strauss-Kahn's scheduled retirement. |
| April 22 2011 | Brown was announced to take an unpaid advisory role at the World Economic Forum. |
| April 22 2011 | Brown was announced to take an unpaid advisory role at the World Economic Forum. |
| 2010 | Became the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, focusing on improving worldwide access to education. |
| 2010 | Became the United Nations Special Envoy for Global Education, focusing on improving worldwide access to education. |
| August 2010 | Published his memoir 'Beyond the Crash', reflecting on his political career and the global financial crisis. |
| August 2010 | Published his memoir 'Beyond the Crash', reflecting on his political career and the global financial crisis. |
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