Rt Hon Gordon Brown
Contact details
Westminster
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Tel: 020 7219 2968
Fax: 020 7219 5734
browng@parliament.uk
Constituency
Carlyle House, Carlyle Road, Kirkcaldy, KY1 1DB
Tel: 01592 263792
Biography
Electoral history
Member for Dunfermline East 1983-2005, for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath since 5 May 2005 general election
Parliamentary career
Opposition Spokesperson for:
Trade and Industry 1985-87,
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury 1987-89;
Opposition Spokesman for Trade and Industry 1989-92;
Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer 1992-97;
Chancellor of the Exchequer 1997-2007;
Prime Minister, First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service June 2007-10
Party groups
Member, Scottish Executive Labour Party 1977-83;
Chair, Labour Party in Scotland 1983-84;
Former member, National Executive Committee, Labour Party;
Head, General Election Campaign (Strategy) 1999-2001;
Leader, Labour Party 2007-10
International bodies
Governor, European Investment Bank 1997-2007;
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (UK Branch):
Joint Hon Treasurer (ex-officio) 1997-99,
Former Joint Hon Secretary,
Vice-President 2007-10;
Special envoy for global education, United Nations 2012-
Political interests
Economic policy, employment, health, social security, Scotland
General Election 2010 - Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath
| Name |
Party |
Votes |
% |
| Brown, Gordon |
Lab |
29559 |
64.45% |
| Chapman, Douglas |
SNP |
6550 |
14.28% |
| Mainland, John |
Lib Dem |
4269 |
9.31% |
| Paterson, Lindsay |
Con |
4258 |
9.28% |
| Adams, Peter |
UKIP |
760 |
1.66% |
| Archibald, Susan |
Ind |
184 |
0.4% |
| MacLaren of MacLaren, Donald |
Ind |
165 |
0.36% |
| Jackson, Derek |
Land Power |
57 |
0.12% |
| Result |
Lab Hold (3.33% from SNP to Lab) |