Brown ministry

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The Brown ministry was the UK government led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010, overseeing the country through the global financial crisis before being succeeded by the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition.

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Brown ministry canonical 5
Gordon Brown ministry 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government ministry
chancellorOfTheExchequer Alistair Darling
coalitionStatus Single-party government
country United Kingdom
defenceSecretary Bob Ainsworth
Des Browne
John Hutton
deputyLeaderOfGoverningParty Harriet Harman
dissolutionReason UK general election 2010
surface form: 2010 United Kingdom general election
endTime 2010-05-11
followedBy Cameron–Clegg coalition government
surface form: Cameron–Clegg coalition

Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition government
foreignSecretary David Miliband
formedBy Gordon Brown
handledCrisis Collapse of Northern Rock
Icelandic banking crisis impact on UK depositors
headOfGovernment Gordon Brown
homeSecretary Alan Johnson
Jacqui Smith
ideology Centre-left politics
implementedPolicy Bank recapitalisation scheme during financial crisis
Cash for Clunkers program
surface form: Car scrappage scheme (UK)

Creation of the Department of Energy and Climate Change
Creation of the Ministry of Justice
Introduction of the 50p top rate of income tax
Temporary VAT reduction to 15 percent in 2008
includedOffice British Cabinet
surface form: Cabinet of the United Kingdom
jurisdiction United Kingdom
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
legislatureStatus Majority government
legislatureTerm 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom
surface form: Fifty-fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom
location London, England
surface form: London
monarch Elizabeth II
notableLegislation Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
Banking Act 2009
Climate Change Act 2008
oppositionParty Conservative Party (UK)
Liberal Democrats
politicalPartyInGovernment Labour Party (UK)
precededBy Second Blair ministry
reasonForFormation Resignation of Tony Blair as Prime Minister
residenceOfPrimeMinister 10 Downing Street
significantEvent 2008 United Kingdom bank rescue package
2009 United Kingdom local elections
2009 parliamentary expenses scandal
2010 United Kingdom general election
2008 United States housing and financial crisis
surface form: Global financial crisis of 2007–2008

Treaty of Lisbon
surface form: Ratification of the Treaty of Lisbon
startTime 2007-06-27

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Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills createdBy Brown ministry
this entity surface form: Gordon Brown ministry
DIUS operatedDuring Brown ministry
subject surface form: Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills