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Nick Brown

Nick Brown, English politician, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

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Born
June 13, 1950
Age in 2026
76
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1950

About Nick Brown

Nicholas Hugh Brown is a British former politician and trade unionist who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne East between 1983 and 2024. He represented the Labour Party until his resignation in 2023. Brown is the longest-serving Chief Whip of the Labour Party, discontinuously holding the position several times between 1997 and 2021 under Blair, Brown, Miliband, Corbyn and Starmer. Brown was first appointed to Labour's frontbench team in 1985 as a shadow solicitor general. On 29 June 2007, Gordon Brown became Prime Minister and immediately appointed Nick Brown as the Regional Minister for the North East and simultaneously as the new Deputy Chief Whip. On 6 October 2016, Brown was reappointed as Labour Chief Whip by Jeremy Corbyn, and thus became Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons.

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Nick Brown timeline

  1. Brown was first appointed to Labour's frontbench team in 1985 as a shadow solicitor general.
  2. Brown is the longest-serving Chief Whip of the Labour Party, discontinuously holding the position several times between 1997 and 2021 under Blair, Brown, Miliband, Corbyn and Starmer.
  3. On 29 June 2007, Gordon Brown became Prime Minister and immediately appointed Nick Brown as the Regional Minister for the North East and simultaneously as the new Deputy Chief Whip.
  4. On 6 October 2016, Brown was reappointed as Labour Chief Whip by Jeremy Corbyn, and thus became Opposition Chief Whip in the House of Commons.

The world when Nick Brown was born

Nick Brown was born in 1950. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1950

  • #1 song"Goodnight, Irene" – The Weavers
  • Top movieAll About Eve
  • Top TV showTexaco Star Theater
  • Best-selling bookThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentUSA beats England 1-0 in the FIFA World Cup
  • Top headlineKorean War begins as North Korea invades the South
  • Technology milestoneFirst credit card introduced (Diners Club)
  • Defining fadPoodle skirts
  • Notable inventionCredit card (Diners Club)
  • World population2.56 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHarry S. Truman
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • Also wonMinneapolis Lakers (NBA)
  • U.S. population151.3M

1950 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Nick Brown's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19502026
Gas$0.27$3.45/gal
Average home$8,450$435,000
Average income$5,200$67,500
Minimum wage$0.75$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.46$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population151.3M341 million

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