Brown ministry

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Brown ministry
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
2007–2010
Brown holding his first cabinet meeting
Date formed	28 June 2007 (2007-06-28)
Date dissolved	11 May 2010 (2010-05-11)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Gordon Brown
Prime Minister's history	2007–2010
First Secretary	Lord Mandelson (2009–2010)
Member party	Labour Party
Status in legislature	Majority (2007–2010) Caretaker (May 2010) 356 / 647 (55%) (2007–2010) 258 / 650 (40%) (May 2010)
Opposition cabinet	Cameron Shadow Cabinet
Opposition party	Conservative Party
Opposition leader	David Cameron
History
Outgoing election	2010 general election
Legislature term(s)	54th UK Parliament
Budget(s)	2008 budget 2009 budget March 2010 budget
Outgoing formation	2010 government formation
Predecessor	Third Blair ministry
Successor	Cameron–Clegg coalition

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Gordon Brown formed the Brown ministry after being invited by Queen Elizabeth II to form a new administration following the resignation of the previous Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Tony Blair, on 27 June 2007. Brown formed his government over the course of the next day, with Jacqui Smith being appointed the United Kingdom's first female Home Secretary.

Following the 2010 general election, which resulted in a hung parliament, the government briefly remained in an acting capacity while negotiations to form a new government took place. After talks between the Labour Party and the Liberal Democrats broke down and a Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition looked imminent, Brown resigned as Prime Minister on 11 May 2010.