Gordon Brown government
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The Gordon Brown government was the UK Labour administration led by Prime Minister Gordon Brown from 2007 to 2010, noted for its handling of the global financial crisis and various domestic reforms.
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| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Government of Gordon Brown | 2 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
UK government
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ministry ⓘ |
| chancellorOfTheExchequer | Alistair Darling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chiefWhip |
Geoff Hoon
NERFINISHED
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Nick Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coalitionStatus | single-party government ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defenceSecretary |
Bob Ainsworth
NERFINISHED
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Des Browne NERFINISHED ⓘ John Hutton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deputyLeaderOfGoverningParty | Harriet Harman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domesticIssue | Parliamentary expenses scandal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicPolicy | support for Bank of England quantitative easing ⓘ |
| educationPolicy | expansion of academies programme ⓘ |
| electionDefeat | 2010 United Kingdom general election ⓘ |
| endDate | 2010-05-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Cameron–Clegg coalition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foreignPolicyEvent |
continued UK military involvement in Afghanistan
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continued UK military involvement in Iraq until 2009 ⓘ ratification of the Lisbon Treaty ⓘ |
| foreignSecretary | David Miliband NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| handledEvent | global financial crisis of 2007–2008 ⓘ |
| headedByOffice | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| healthPolicy | continued investment in NHS and waiting time targets ⓘ |
| homeSecretary |
Alan Johnson
NERFINISHED
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Jacqui Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| implementedPolicy |
bank recapitalisation programme 2008
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fiscal stimulus measures 2008–2009 ⓘ temporary VAT cut to 15% in 2008 ⓘ |
| inOfficeDuring |
2008 G20 Washington summit
NERFINISHED
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2009 G20 London summit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedLegislation |
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009
NERFINISHED
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Banking Act 2009 NERFINISHED ⓘ Child Poverty Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Climate Change Act 2008 NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Digital Economy Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Equality Act 2010 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledBy | Gordon Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislatureStatus | majority government ⓘ |
| monarchDuringTerm | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawReform |
House of Lords reform measures
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constitutional reform proposals including possible electoral reform referendum ⓘ |
| parliamentaryTerm | 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Labour Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Second Blair ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | loss of majority and resignation of Gordon Brown as Prime Minister ⓘ |
| startDate | 2007-06-27 ⓘ |
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Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills
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Government of Gordon Brown