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- British general election of 2010 - 2010
- Gordon Brown - Prime ministership of Gordon Brown
- list of prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom - Prime ministers of Great Britain and the United Kingdom
- David Cameron - The ConservativeâLiberal Democratic coalition government
- David Cameron - Staying out of Syria
Who succeeded Gordon Brown as prime minister of the United Kingdom?
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Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown, 2007.
Gordon Brown was succeeded as prime minister of the United Kingdom by David Cameron on May 11, 2010.12
Following the 2010 general election, which resulted in a hung Parliament, Brown resigned as prime minister after negotiations to form a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats failed. Cameron subsequently formed a coalition government with the Liberal Democrats, becoming the youngest leader of the country since 1812.321