Gordon Brown served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Labour Party from 2007 to 2010. He previously served as Chancellor of the Exchequer, has been a Member of Parliament since 1983 and is the author of several books, most recently Beyond the Crash: Overcoming the First Crisis of Globalisation. Since 2011, Gordon has co-led the Global Campaign for Education’s High-Level Panel, and is an advocate for global action to ensure education for all. He is the founder, with his wife Sarah, of the charity PiggyBankKids.