Michael Gove
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The Right Honourable Michael Gove MP |
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Secretary of State for Justice Lord Chancellor |
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In office 9 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||
| Preceded by | Chris Grayling | ||
| Succeeded by | Liz Truss | ||
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Chief Whip of the House of Commons Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury |
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In office 15 July 2014 – 9 May 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||
| Preceded by | George Young | ||
| Succeeded by | Mark Harper | ||
| Secretary of State for Education | |||
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In office 12 May 2010 – 15 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron | ||
| Preceded by | Ed Balls (Children, Schools and Families) | ||
| Succeeded by | Nicky Morgan | ||
| Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families | |||
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In office 2 July 2007 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron | ||
| Shadowing | Ed Balls | ||
| Preceded by | David Willetts (Education and Skills) | ||
| Succeeded by | Ed Balls (Education) | ||
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Member of Parliament for Surrey Heath |
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Assumed office 5 May 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Nick Hawkins | ||
| Majority | 24,804 (45.6%) | ||
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Graham Logan 26 August 1967 Edinburgh, Scotland, UK |
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| Political party | Conservative | ||
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Vine (2001–present) | ||
| Children | 2 | ||
| Alma mater | Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | ||
| Religion | Presbyterianism | ||
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Michael Andrew Gove (/ˈɡoʊv/; born 26 August 1967) is a British Conservative politician, who was Secretary of State for Education from 2010 to 2014 and Secretary of State for Justice from 2015 to 2016. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. He is also an author and is a columnist for The Times.
Born in Edinburgh, Gove was raised in Aberdeen and attended Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, after which he began his career as a journalist. He was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2005 election for the safe Conservative seat of Surrey Heath. He was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet by David Cameron in 2007 as Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families.
After the formation of the Coalition Government in 2010, Gove was appointed Secretary of State for Education. Gove sought to expand the academies programme introduced by the previous Labour Government. At its 2013 conference, Gove was criticised by the National Association of Head Teachers, whose members condemned the "climate of bullying, fear and intimidation" they said he had created during his time as Education Secretary, and passed a vote of no confidence in his policies. Votes of no confidence were also passed by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, National Union of Teachers and NASUWT at their conferences in 2013.
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