[13] In October 2012, he wrote an apology letter to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class. [114], Gove said: "I wanted to help build a team behind Boris Johnson so that a politician who argued for leaving the European Union could lead us to a better future. [167], Writing in The Sunday Times on 28 July 2019, Gove said that a no-deal Brexit was "a very real prospect" and one that the Government was "working on the assumption of". [241][242] The book says the NHS "fails to meet public expectations" and calls for it to be dismantled and replaced with personal health accounts. He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. 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[173], Gove helped to prepare Johnson for the 2019 general election debates by playing the role of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. [100][101][102] He and his family spent Christmas with the Camerons at Chequers where, according to Craig Oliver, Cameron was under the impression that Gove would support remaining in the EU. Michael Goves daughter Beatrice was all over the news throughout April 2020. The Guardian previously reported that Michelle Mone was incandescent with rage and complaining to Michael Gove and Matt Hancock after The fact that Beatrice used the name 420bandobabyalso had Twitter users in hysterics, given the Cabinet Ministers daughters direct references to weed. The Guardian previously reported that Michelle Mone was incandescent with rage and complaining to Michael Gove and Matt Hancock after "[261][262], In 2016, he credited his Christian faith for his focus as Justice Secretary on redemption and rehabilitation. But he was photographed running in a south London park on Easter Sunday, raising questions about whether he was obeying NHS guidance that anyone self-isolating should only exercise at Michael Goves ex-wife Sarah Vine has revealed the Tory heavyweight's cutting response when he was sacked by Boris Johnson. [61], With the formation of the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition government following the hung parliament after the 2010 general election, Gove became Secretary of State for Education. WebMichael Andrew Gove (/ o v /; born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British politician serving as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations since 2021. "[228], In remarks prepared for the 2020 Ditchley Lecture, Gove portrayed what he saw as the malaise of modern society as leading to populism, because the non-intellectual classes "chose to opt for polarised identity politics rather than stay with broad-based national political movements" instead of choosing to follow the politics of diversity, inclusion and identity politics they were force-fed by the elites. "[237], Gove had to be calmed by parliamentary colleagues in August 2013 after shouting, "A disgrace, you're a disgrace!" That wasn't the message of the campaign I helped lead. [58] While he was moving between homes, on one occasion he stayed at the Pennyhill Park Hotel and Spa in Bagshot, Surrey, following a constituency engagement, charging the taxpayer more than 500 per night's stay. Instead he urged people to listen to Margaret MacMillan of Oxford University. [16] As he entered sixth year he had to apply for a scholarship as his family fell on difficult economic circumstances. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served in Standards in mathematics and science were also strengthened. She has written for the Daily Mail since 2013. [284], Gove contracted H1N1 swine flu during the 2009 influenza pandemic. [58], On 2 July 2007, Gove was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (a newly created department set up by Gordon Brown), shadowing Ed Balls. His wife Sarah Vine (somewhat inaccurately)[243] complained in her Daily Mail column that he could not have his foot X-rayed by the NHS because the minor injuries unit the couple visited did not provide the facility at weekends. [286], In August 2021, Gove was filmed dancing "merrily" in an Aberdeen nightclub. He ended with a paean to his purpose in public service: "to tackle inequality". [164][165] Gove was excluded from a place on the National Security Council committee as Johnson pursued a slimming down of Cabinet operations. He also encouraged a "civilised, inclusive, positive and optimistic debate". [96], Within three months of his taking office, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) voted to stop taking new work in protest at Gove's insistence that they work for lower fees. P. arents who fail to ensure their children attend school regularly could have their child benefit payments stopped, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has suggested. Mr Gove and Ms Vine, a columnist for the Daily Mail, have been married since 2001 and have two children. [163] His otherwise non-portfolio role included responsibility for no-deal Brexit preparations, overseeing constitutional affairs, maintaining the integrity of the Union and having oversight over all Cabinet Office policy. [179], In May 2020, Gove was criticised[180][bettersourceneeded] after his wife Sarah Vine shared a bookcase picture "as a very special treat for my trolls" which featured a book by the Holocaust denier David Irving, and a copy of The Bell Curve, which controversially claims that intelligence is highly heritable and that median IQ varies among races. [222], According to The Times, in the 2023 cabinet reshuffle, Sunak wanted Gove to become Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, but Gove asked to stay at the levelling up department. [185] He was chair of the COVID-19 operations subcommittee. After it was announced that Michael Gove was self-isolating, it emerged that his daughter had been tested for the virus. "We think of her today, as we do every day," he wrote. [38][39] He broke the news of the 1995 Conservative Party leadership election thanks to his connections with the upper echelons of the party. Mr Gove, minister for the Cabinet Office, announced he was going into self-isolation last Monday after his daughter developed COVID-19 symptoms. 9. Next year, while the world goes into recession, Iraq is likely to enjoy 10% GDP growth. Gove was born as Graeme Andrew Logan on 26 August 1967. [44] He has expressed his view that the state should generally not interfere in domestic affairs and attests to have campaigned for economic freedom in certain matters. Thus, Gove heard and learned about politics from his household. Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove and his journalist wife Sarah Vine have "agreed to separate", a joint spokesman for the couple has said. "We think of her today, as we do every day," he wrote. [74][75], In June 2012, Michael Portillo backed Gove to be a serious contender in a future race for the Conservative Party leadership,[76] though Gove had said in an interview a few months before that "I'm constitutionally incapable of it. Britain's Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove. Mark Dewine. [4][5] His biological mother, whom he originally believed to have been an unmarried Edinburgh student, was in fact a 23-year-old cookery demonstrator. She explained that teenagers are constantly being instructed what to do and how we must do it, whether we're at home or at school. 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At the beginning of March 2016, he was appointed co-convenor of Vote Leave, with Labour MP Gisela Stuart, and given responsibility for chairing the campaign committee. Beatrices old TikTok account was deleted shortly after the videos went viral. Parents who let their children play truant could be stripped of benefits under a post-Covid schools drive. [281] In July 2021, a joint statement on behalf of Gove and Vine said that they had agreed to separate and were in the process of finalising their divorce. Yet it seems that Michael Gove and his wife, Daily Mail columnist Sarah Vine, were not impressed all of the teenagers videos appear to have since been wiped from her profile. MICHAEL Goves teenage daughter was attacked by an England fan after the Three Lions defeat. [116] Later that day, it was announced that May had won the first round of voting, with support from 165 MPs, while Andrea Leadsom received 66 votes and Gove trailed with 48. [273] They married in October 2001[274] and have two children[275]a daughter born in 2003[276] and a son born in 2004. They were just defending their homeland and fighting what they saw as German militarism. Her father Michael Gove is a politician and her mother Sarah Vine is a journalist. [263], Gove's proposal for a new Royal Yacht costing 60 million was made public in January 2012. The parents of pupils who play truant from school could have their child benefit stopped, Michael Gove has suggested. Mark Dewine. Fellow parents of teenagers will know what Im talking about.. Academies were not required to follow the national curriculum, and so weren't affected by the reforms. [4] Gove regarded his birthplace as Edinburgh until it was revealed in a biography in 2019 that he was born in a maternity hospital in Fonthill Road, Aberdeen. [131], After the 2017 general election, Gove was promoted to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by May during a reshuffle. Britain to ban new petrol and diesel cars from 2040", "UK will back total ban on bee-harming pesticides, Michael Gove reveals", "Michael Gove: from 'shy green' to 'full-throated environmentalist'? He received 41 votes in the second ballot, and by the third ballot had 51 MPs backing him. [24] In an interview with Andrew Gimson, Gove remarked that at Oxford, Johnson was "quite the most brilliant extempore speaker of his generation". Gove was moved to the post of Government chief whip,[85] which was portrayed as a demotion by his detractors; Prime Minister Cameron denied this was the case. 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It didnt take long for Beatrices TikTok account to go as viral. [213], Gove declined to run in the JulySeptember 2022 Conservative Party leadership election. This is the power of the internet & music. She has written for the Daily Mail since 2013. [236], Tariq Ali once recalled how, at the time of the Iraq War, he "debat[ed] the ghastly Gove on television [ and found him] worse than most Bush apologists in the United States. [220], On 25 October 2022, following the accession of Rishi Sunak to the prime ministership, Gove was reinstated to his previous roles of Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations. She is 1.55m tall and has a healthy body weight, which complements her personality. [117] He subsequently told the media that he was "naturally disappointed" and described his two opponents as "formidable politicians", welcoming the fact that the next PM would be female. 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