Gordon Brown human dignity and the environment, and for the major role he has played in helping to stabilise the world's financial system". Speeches Gordon Brown James Gordon Brown (born 20 February 1951) is a British politician who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Blair Government from 1997 to 2007. Brown was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1983 to 2015, first for Dunfermline East and later for Kirkcaldy and Cowdenbeath. A doctoral graduate of the University of Edinburgh, Brown spent his
Frank Gordon (Yes Minister character) Frank Gordon (Yes Minister character) Sir Frank Gordon is a fictional character in the 1980s British sitcom "Yes Minister" and its sequel "Yes, Prime Minister". In the universe of the show, he is Assistant Secretary to the Treasury and later the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury. He was portrayed by Peter Cellier. Sir Frank makes his first appearance in the "Yes Minister" episode "The Quality of Life," gleefully listening to Sir Humphrey Appleby's machinations against the latter's minister, Jim Hacker. Sir Frank makes more frequent appearances in "Yes, Prime Minister," and in doing so, appears as both an ally and