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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Predicate Object
instanceOf UK government ⓘ
ministry ⓘ
chancellorOfTheExchequer Alistair Darling ⓘ
chiefWhip Geoff Hoon ⓘ
Nick Brown ⓘ
coalitionStatus single-party government ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
defenceSecretary Bob Ainsworth ⓘ
Des Browne ⓘ
John Hutton ⓘ
deputyLeaderOfGoverningParty Harriet Harman ⓘ
domesticIssue Parliamentary expenses scandal ⓘ
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 ⓘ
foreignPolicyEvent continued UK military involvement in Afghanistan ⓘ
continued UK military involvement in Iraq until 2009 ⓘ
ratification of the Lisbon Treaty ⓘ
foreignSecretary David Miliband ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Jacqui Smith ⓘ
implementedPolicy bank recapitalisation programme 2008 ⓘ
fiscal stimulus measures 2008–2009 ⓘ
temporary VAT cut to 15% in 2008 ⓘ
inOfficeDuring 2008 G20 Washington summit ⓘ
2009 G20 London summit ⓘ
introducedLegislation Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 ⓘ
Banking Act 2009 ⓘ
Child Poverty Act 2010 ⓘ
Climate Change Act 2008 ⓘ
Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 ⓘ
Digital Economy Act 2010 ⓘ
Equality Act 2010 ⓘ
ledBy Gordon Brown ⓘ
legislatureStatus majority government ⓘ
monarchDuringTerm Elizabeth II ⓘ
oversawReform House of Lords reform measures ⓘ
constitutional reform proposals including possible electoral reform referendum ⓘ
parliamentaryTerm 54th Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalParty Labour Party ⓘ
linked to: Labour Party (UK)
precededBy Second Blair ministry ⓘ
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 → formedBy → Gordon Brown government ⓘ
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Liam Byrne → servedInGovernmentOf → Government of Gordon Brown ⓘ
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Ed Balls → servedInGovernmentOf → Government of Gordon Brown ⓘ
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Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010 → governmentAtTime → Labour government (2007–2010) ⓘ
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Dissolution of Parliament, April 2010 → effectOnGovernment → Gordon Brown’s ministry continued in caretaker capacity ⓘ
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Coroners and Justice Act 2009 → government → Government of Gordon Brown ⓘ
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Local Transport Act 2008 → enactedBy → Labour government (2005–2010) ⓘ
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Government of David Cameron → precededBy → Government of Gordon Brown ⓘ
linked to: Gordon Brown government