He later apologised and clarified that what he had said was not the case. [90] Gove remained in the post of chief whip until May 2015, when the role was taken over by Mark Harper. [171], During the 2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election, Gove nominated Labour MP Chris Bryant to replace John Bercow. "[258][259], In 2016, he credited his Christian faith for his focus as Justice Secretary on redemption and rehabilitation. [110] Instead, he was seen as a strong, highly influential supporter of Johnson for that role. Because of Isis. [237], Gove is one of several Conservative MPs who co-authored Direct Democracy: An Agenda for a New Model Party (2005). Hulton Archive/Getty Images. Michael Caine couldn't be further from the actor's actual birth name, which just so happens to be Maurice Jospeh Micklewhite. [citation needed] Gove was eliminated in the second ballot after receiving 46 votes, compared to 199 for May and 84 for Leadsom. His cocksure manner and breathtaking self-confidence means that he regularly comes into conflict with teachers, students, Lib Dems, his own deputy . Gove stressed "basic writing, meeting chairing and time management skills" for all policy civil servants. Elected for Surrey Heath at the 2005 general election, he was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet by Cameron in 2007 as Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families. [142] Concerns were also raised about the selection process for the job, which was overseen by Sir Ian Cheshire, the chairman of Goldsmith's investment firm, Menhaden Capital Management. The National Association of Head Teachers, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, the National Union of Teachers and the NASUWT passed motions of no confidence in his policies at their conferences in 2013. [229], The Financial Times describes Gove as having "strong neoconservative convictions". [226][227], In 1997, Gove wrote of capital punishment, which was abolished in the UK in 1965, arguing in The Times that, "Were I ever alone in the dock I would not want to be arraigned before our flawed tribunals, knowing my freedom could be forfeited as a result of political pressures. Known as Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government until 19 September 2021. [126], In his capacity as a writer for The Times, Gove gave the first British post-election interview to Donald Trump in January 2017, along with Kai Diekmann from Bild,[127][128] making him the second British politician to meet Trump as President-elect of the United States after Nigel Farage. He was adopted by a couple in Aberdeen called Ernest Gove and Christine Gove who raised him since then. In government he set out systematically to do it, along the way making him arguably the least popular education secretary in history. [92] The fee had been heavily criticised for, among other things, causing innocent people to plead guilty out of financial concerns. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. Cloudflare Ray ID: 78b7c365ce1ea1f0 When he was born, Michael Gove was named Graeme Andrew Logan. Gove said he would repay the claim for the cot mattress, but maintained that his other claims were "below the acceptable threshold costs for furniture" and that moving house was necessary "to effectively discharge my parliamentary duties". [174], On 13 February 2020, Gove took on additional responsibilities as Minister for the Cabinet Office, succeeding Oliver Dowden, who had been appointed Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, in Johnson's first large reshuffle of his government. 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[282], In August 2021, Gove was filmed dancing "merrily" in an Aberdeen nightclub. [269][bettersourceneeded], Gove met the journalist Sarah Vine in 1998, when he was comment editor and she was arts editor at The Times. [288], Secretary of State for Education (20102014), Chief Whip of the House of Commons (20142015), Secretary of State for Justice (20152016), European Union membership referendum (2016), Conservative Party leadership candidate (2016), Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (20172019), Conservative Party leadership candidate (2019), Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (20192021), Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (20212022), Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (2022present). When Michael Gove first came to public prominence a few years ago, I remember thinking this guy has a very unusual and distinctive accent, in a similar way to Loyd Grossman, except with a hint of Scottish rather than American, but I could never quite place it. Gove has argued that "the only sustainable ethical foundation for society is a belief in the innate worth and dignity of every individual. [247] He has said that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel is anti-Semitic. He then began a career as a journalist at The Press and Journal before having a long tenure as a leader writer at The Times. [143] One of the "toughest worldwide bans" on ivory trade was also introduced in 2018. In 2005 he was appointed Shadow Minister for Housing and Planning. Out of office from July to October 2022. Disloyalty to me and, later, disloyalty to Boris [Johnson]". 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[93] Gove removed the 12-book limit on prison books introduced by Grayling, arguing that books increased literacy and numeracy, skills needed for making prisoners a "potential asset to society". When at the agricultural ministry, Mr Gove went to a farming event. [30] From 1990[31] to 1991[32] he worked as a reporter for Scottish Television, with a brief interlude at Grampian Television in Aberdeen. Michael Gove has failed to name a single change from Brexit that has "made business easier", as criticism of the economic harm from the trade deal grows.Source: BBC. Gove initially said that this did not include Scotch eggs, which he defined as a "starter" on multiple occasions (although he said it "would count as a substantial meal if there were table service"); however, he later backtracked and said: "I do recognise that it is a substantial meal. [43] He wrote a sympathetic biography of Michael Portillo and a highly critical study of the Northern Ireland peace process (The Price of Peace), where he compared the Good Friday Agreement to appeasement of the Nazis in the 1930s. The allegation was denied by Gove's department, which stated that deleting email was simply part of good computer housekeeping. Michael Gove's grammar: former education minister is gonna . But, upon moving to London, he needed a more distinctive, unique name. [160], Gove progressed following the first ballot, having received 37 votes. [19] He became a member of the Oxford University Conservative Association and was secretary of Aberdeen South Young Conservatives. [60], 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. However, it appears the strain of a dual-identity has got too . Indeed, you'd have. First and foremost, it's his given name. Verffentlicht am 23. [35][36] In 1995 he was identified by The Guardian as part of a group of "a new breed of 21st-century Tories". 1. "[114], By 5 July 2016, Gove was in third place in the leadership election, behind May and Andrea Leadsom; the latter had gained an endorsement from Johnson. "[223], Giving evidence before the Leveson Inquiry in May 2012, Gove said he was "unashamedly on the side of those who say that we should think very carefully before legislation and regulation because the cry 'Something must be done' often leads to people doing something which isn't always wise. After the 2015 general election, Cameron promoted Gove as Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor in his newly formed cabinet. [156] In June, reports emerged that Gove had taken cocaine as a journalist in his twenties. The allegations suggested that Gove and his advisers believed they could avoid their correspondence being subject to freedom of information requests, as they believed that their private email accounts were not subject to the Freedom of Information Act. [188][189] On 8 December 2020, after 10 months of talks[190] with efovi, he helped reach an agreement that included post-Brexit arrangements for the Irish border. The position came with a 30,000 pay cut, and a specific media role saw Gove on television and radio "more than a traditional Chief Whip would be". Mr Gove was a key leader in the 2016 Vote Leave campaign for Brexit and she admitted the decision to leave the EU had a lasting impact on the marriage. GCSEs and A-levels are about to become harder. Because of Gove's history of opposition to legislation aimed at addressing climate change, environmentalists were outraged by the appointment. [148], In April 2019, after having a meeting with Extinction Rebellion, Gove said he agreed with the activists that there needed to be a deeper level of public understanding over climate change, but he declined to declare a climate emergency in the United Kingdom. [137][138] He was criticised by political opponents who felt allegations of sexual abuse were not a suitable subject for jokes. [176] When Johnson was self-isolating after having been tested positive for COVID-19, Gove stood in for Johnson briefly from 27 March 2020 at the daily briefings of the pandemic,[177] until Gove self-isolated himself after a family member developed COVID-19 symptoms. Clegg told a BBC documentary that Gove "obviously communicated it well, I know he did". [196][197], In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021, Gove was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. [155], By 5 June 2019, Johnson became the clear frontrunner with the bookmakers, with Gove second favourite, followed closely by Jeremy Hunt. "[230], In March 2014, he described the concentration of Old Etonians at the top of the Conservative coalition as "ridiculous. [218] He endorsed Sunak's leadership bid. [173] He offered to stand in for Johnson during a Channel 4 debate on environmental issues but the editor of Channel 4 News said the debate was only open to party leaders. [89] He missed his first House of Commons vote in the new role, as explained by Shadow Commons Leader Angela Eagle; "Gove not only lost his first vote but managed to get stuck in the toilet in the wrong lobby". He also encouraged a "civilised, inclusive, positive and optimistic debate". Sir Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. Born in 1933 in Rotherhithe, Michael Caine has changed his name several times. [134], Gove introduced a ban on bee-harming pesticides like neonicotinoids. [99][100][101] 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. [261] Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg criticised the idea, calling it "a case of the haves and the have yachts". [147], In March 2019, Gove argued that "we didn't vote to leave without a deal. 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[40] Despite preferring Hillary Clinton to Trump as President of the United States,[129] Gove's interview and consequent defence of it was seen by some[who?] His biological mother was a 23-year-old cookery demonstrator. [109], After Cameron announced his intention to resign as Prime Minister, with his successor now likely to be in office by September 2016, Gove was not a candidate, having said in the past that he had no interest in becoming Prime Minister. [66], During the 2010 Conservative Party Conference, Gove announced that the primary and secondary-school national curricula for England would be restructured, and that study of authors such as Byron, Keats, Jane Austen, Dickens and Thomas Hardy would be reinstated in English lessons as part of a plan to improve children's grasp of English literature and language. [287], In 2019, LBC's Iain Dale and a "panel of experts" placed Gove third in a list of that year's "Top 100 Most Influential Conservatives". [161], Upon the election of Johnson as Prime Minister, Gove was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, legally representing the Crown as Duke of Lancaster. Mai 2022 . Gove was moved to the post of Government chief whip,[84] which was portrayed as a demotion by his detractors; Prime Minister Cameron denied this was the case. [21] During his first year,[22] he met future Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ran his campaign to be President of the Oxford Union. In February 2003, Gove expressed admiration for New Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair because of the way he was handling the crisis in Iraq: "As a right-wing polemicist, all I can say looking at Mr Blair now is, what's not to like?" [57] 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. as praising the President-elect unduly. Standards in mathematics and science were also strengthened. During his early career, he worked the Sussex theatre scene under the names 'Michael White' and 'Michael Scott'. [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. The 83-year-old multi-award-winning actor was born Maurice Micklewhite and started using an alias when he landed his first job in the 1950s, though his first choice was Michael White. Michael Gove said that after the referendum, the UK holds all the cards and the country can chose any path it wants. Subsequently, Johnson declined to run. [262], While deeply critical of Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union, Gove said in 2003 that "there have also been more benign empires, and in that I would include, almost pre-eminently, the British Empire. [119][120] Gove declined to deny leaking the Queen's comments. [13] Gove joined the Labour Party in 1983[14] and campaigned on behalf of the party for the 1983 general election. [20] He helped to write speeches for Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet ministers, including Peter Lilley and Michael Howard. [254], In 2012, Gove was behind plans to provide schools throughout England and Wales with a copy of the King James Bible (inscribed "presented by the Secretary of State for Education") to celebrate the 400th anniversary of its translation into English, though he said he backed the scheme because of the historical and cultural significance of that translation rather than on purely religious grounds. [241], Gove believes that Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom, arguing that Scotland's strengths complement those of other parts of the UK. [67], In March 2011, Gove was criticised for not understanding the importance of school architecture and accused of having misrepresented the cost. Stay with us. 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