[150], In May 2019, Gove introduced the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill, banning the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England. [178], In May 2020, Gove was criticised[179][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. That was the year he and his son were rechristened unofficially, in the case of the boy "Martin Luther." "After he went over to Europe, he changed his name," said Robert H. Robinson . [235] He later stated he was reacting to the manner in which Labour MPs celebrated the outcome of the vote. He attended the independent Robert Gordon's College and studied English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. [237], Gove is one of several Conservative MPs who co-authored Direct Democracy: An Agenda for a New Model Party (2005). Blair, he thought, was "behaving like a true Thatcherite". 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Rumours that Gove was going to be appearing on Strictly proved unfounded, despite demonstrating his prowess in the commercial/street dance genre. [245] In 2019, he reiterated "One thing I have always been since I was a boy is a Zionist" and spoke of his desire to "celebrate everything that Israel and the Jewish people have brought to the life of this world and hold it dear to our hearts" and that "For as long as I have breath in my body and a platform on which to argue I shall be on your side, by your side and delighted and honoured to argue, powerfully I hope, on behalf of people who have contributed so powerfully to the life of this nation". [157][158] In an article for The Times in December 1999, Gove had argued against the legalisation of drugs and criticised members of the middle classes for their hypocrisy in doing so. [230], William Dalrymple, reviewing Gove's book Celsius 7/7 on the roots of Islamic terrorism in The Times, dismissed Gove's knowledge of the Middle East as being derivative and based on the views of Bernard Lewis.[231]. Michael Gove was sacked by Boris Johnson on Wednesday evening after telling the prime minister to quit earlier in the day. To his friends, he's simply 'Govey'. Allies confirmed the levelling up secretary had been dismissed after a. [25] He graduated with an upper second. [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. [77][78] At the Association of Teachers and Lecturers Annual Conference in March 2013 a motion of no-confidence in Gove was passed. 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?" Michael Gove said that after the referendum, the UK holds all the cards and the country can chose any path it wants. [94] Gove was also praised for his prominent role in scrapping a British bid for a Saudi prison contract. Cloudflare Ray ID: 78b7c365ce1ea1f0 He was educated at two state schools (Sunnybank Primary School and Kittybrewster Primary School),[10] and later, on the recommendation of his primary school teacher,[11] he sat and passed the entrance exam for the independent Robert Gordon's College. In government he set out systematically to do it, along the way making him arguably the least popular education secretary in history. There's an equanimity, an impermeability and a courage that you need. [238][239] The book says the NHS "fails to meet public expectations" and calls for it to be dismantled and replaced with personal health accounts. He grew up to become a part of the Gove family. First and foremost, it's his given name. "But it seems likely he was affected by the trip to Berlin because that would have brought him in the land of Martin Luther. [130], After the 2017 general election, Gove was promoted to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs by May during a reshuffle. why did michael gove change his name. [238] Gove fractured his foot in July 2015. [282], In August 2021, Gove was filmed dancing "merrily" in an Aberdeen nightclub. [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". [15] Outside of school, he spent time as a Sunday school teacher at Causewayend Church. [206], During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Gove announced his intention to draft plans to allow Ukrainian refugees to be housed in Russian oligarchs' homes in the UK. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. 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. MacMillan responded, saying: "I agree with some of what Mr Gove says, but he is mistaking myths for rival interpretations of history. [145], In January 2019, May survived a vote of no confidence in her government, after a "barnstorming" speech from Gove directed towards the Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. No 10 confirmed the Prime Minister fired Mr Gove after he refused to publicly declare his support, and privately urged him to step aside. [118], In the aftermath of the EU referendum, Gove was accused by Nick Clegg of being the source of a claim by The Sun that Queen Elizabeth II made comments supportive of Brexit in a private lunch at Windsor Castle. [113], 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. [54] He made his maiden speech on 7 June 2005, focusing on national security. [229], The Financial Times describes Gove as having "strong neoconservative convictions". "[43], Gove was a member of the winning team in Grampian Television's quiz show Top Club,[263] and played the school chaplain in the 1995 family comedy A Feast at Midnight. [140], Gove faced criticism over the appointment of Ben Goldsmith to the role of non-executive director[141] at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs as Goldsmith had previously donated cash to Gove's Surrey Heath constituency. [103], He argued Britain would be "freer, fairer and better off" for leaving,[100] and that "[t]he day after we vote to leave, we hold all the cards and we can choose the path we want. Children who failed to write coherently and grammatically, or who were weak in spelling, were penalised in the new examinations. The ingenuity, idealism and intelligence of the Iraqi people can now find an outlet in a free society rather than being deployed, as they were for decades, simply to ensure survival in a fascist republic that stank of fear. Click to reveal [37], He joined The Times in 1996 as a leader writer and assumed posts as its comment editor, news editor, Saturday editor and assistant editor. [30] From 1990[31] to 1991[32] he worked as a reporter for Scottish Television, with a brief interlude at Grampian Television in Aberdeen. I would prefer a fair trial, under the shadow of the noose. [269][bettersourceneeded], Gove met the journalist Sarah Vine in 1998, when he was comment editor and she was arts editor at The Times. [8][46], Gove was the founding chairman of Policy Exchange,[47] a conservative think tank launched in 2002. When he was born, Michael Gove was named Graeme Andrew Logan. At the age of four months he was adopted by a Labour-supporting couple in Aberdeen, Ernest and Christine Gove, by whom he was brought up. After he joined the Gove family, Logan's name was changed to Michael Andrew Gove. Next year, while the world goes into recession, Iraq is likely to enjoy 10% GDP growth. There have been quite enough marriage breakups already. When asked about those who believe "Marx was right all along", he responded that they were guilty of ignoring the systematic abuses and poverty of centrally planned economies, and criticised the historian Eric Hobsbawm, saying that "only when Hobsbawm weeps hot tears for a life spent serving an ideology of wickedness will he ever be worth listening to. [169] That month, an official Cabinet Yellowhammer document leaked, predicting that a no-deal Brexit would lead to food, medicine and petrol shortages. [69][70] In March 2012 the Information Commissioner ruled that because emails the Financial Times had requested contained public information they could be the subject of a freedom of information request and ordered the information requested by the paper to be disclosed. Gove said the leaked dossier outlined a "worst-case scenario". Under Prime Minister Sunak, Gove was reinstated to his previous roles of Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations. [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. [50], Gove won the Conservative candidacy for Surrey Heath on 5 July 2004,[51] after the sitting MP Nick Hawkins was deselected by the local Conservative association. Sir Michael Caine has changed his name by deed poll to Michael Caine. [28] Struggling to maintain his career in London,[29] he moved back to Aberdeen and became a trainee reporter at The Press and Journal, where he spent several months on strike in the 19891990 dispute over union recognition and representation. The Tory Leadership Mystery: Why Did Michael Gove Betray . Kirito lied about his true level, claiming it to be around the level of the guild members, when in fact his level was two times higher than the one claimed. [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". Alone in the Arab Middle East, it is now a fully functioning democracy with a free press, properly contested elections and an independent judiciary Sunni and Shia contend for power in parliament, not in street battles. In reaction, Craig Oliver said it would have a negative impact on his run whereas fellow candidate for leadership Dominic Raab said he "admires [Gove's] honesty". 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. [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. [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. [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. [159] This was a key component of his bid to be leader. Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond was reported[by whom?] Chris Huhne once called him 'the politest man in the House of Commons' and it's not as if he's been tarred with the Bullingdon brush. [171], During the 2019 Speaker of the House of Commons election, Gove nominated Labour MP Chris Bryant to replace John Bercow. There's a special extra quality you need that is indefinable, and I know I don't have it. In September 2011, the Financial Times reported that Gove had used an undisclosed private email account called "Mrs Blurt" to discuss government business with advisers. Instead he urged people to listen to Margaret MacMillan of Oxford University. [131] Gove said he "was quite surprised" to be asked to join the cabinet after May dismissed him in 2016 after she became Prime Minister. [12] In October 2012, he wrote an apology letter to his former French teacher for misbehaving in class. 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. [172], Gove helped to prepare Johnson for the 2019 general election debates by playing the role of the Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. as praising the President-elect unduly. [39][40] He has also written a weekly column on politics and current affairs for the newspaper and contributed to The Times Literary Supplement, Prospect magazine and The Spectator. "[104] When in an interview it was claimed that there was no expert opinion to support this, Gove remarked that "the people of this country have had enough of experts from organisations with acronyms saying they know what is best and getting it consistently wrong. Gove said the figure was robust and it was up to the Government to decide how to spend it. lord and lady masham felicity and mark. 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". [56], Over a five-month period between December 2005 and April 2006, Gove claimed more than 7,000 on a house bought with his wife Sarah Vine, in 2002. A No 10 source told the BBC: "You cannot have a snake. Sir Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite Jr. Born in 1933 in Rotherhithe, Michael Caine has changed his name several times. [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. When at the agricultural ministry, Mr Gove went to a farming event. Following the 2015 general election and the formation of the majority Cameron government, Gove was promoted to Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor. Friends of Gove denied he had attempted to avoid paying. [196][197], In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021, Gove was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government. [180][181] Another book in the photograph was The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray, which, according to The Guardian, cites Enoch Powell and argues for protecting white Christian Europe from "outsiders". [57] Gove also claimed for a cot mattress, despite children's items being banned under updated Commons rules. [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. Education Secretary Michael Gove speaks to the BETT conference about how technology and computing are changing education. [4] His father, Ernest, ran a fish processing business and his mother, Christine, was a lab assistant at the University of Aberdeen, before working at the Aberdeen School for the Deaf. He ended with a paean to his purpose in public service: "to tackle inequality". [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. He launched a second Conservative leadership bid in 2019 although eventually came third behind Johnson and Jeremy Hunt. During his early career, he worked the Sussex theatre scene under the names 'Michael White' and 'Michael Scott'. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Once your shop is open, you can change your shop name in Info & Appearance up to five times. [b] He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. [97] On 14 July 2016 Gove was removed from the position of justice secretary by the new prime minister, Theresa May. Given the various difficult policy inheritances - the cladding crisis, the consequences of a decade of cuts to local government funding with more planned . An M.E.N. [64], In July 2010, Gove said that Labour had failed in their attempt to break the link between social class and school achievement despite spending billions of pounds: quoting research, he indicated that by the age of six years, children of low ability from affluent homes were still out-performing brighter children from poorer backgrounds. [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. The Sun said it had "multiple sources" and was confident its report was true. [116] 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. [188], In May 2021, Gove attended the 2021 Champions League Final in Porto with his son, supporting Chelsea; following his visit he was alerted by the NHS Test and Trace system of his potential exposure to the disease, and that he would need to self-isolate. [43] 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. [156] In June, reports emerged that Gove had taken cocaine as a journalist in his twenties. Academies were not required to follow the national curriculum, and so weren't affected by the reforms. [210], On 6 July 2022, Gove was dismissed by Johnson for alleged disloyalty, after visiting Downing Street to tell him to resign, during the July 2022 Government crisis. [27], Gove first found employment on the Peterborough column of The Daily Telegraph, after passing an interview with Max Hastings. "[187], Gove was co-chair of the EUUK Partnership Council with European Commission vice-president Maro efovi. Changes needed: Education Secretary Michael Gove says children such as Baby P have been left in homes where casual violence is a more regular ritual than a family breakfast That knowledge means. [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. [260], Gove's proposal for a new Royal Yacht costing 60 million was made public in January 2012. He also advocated Swedish-style free schools, to be managed by parents and funded by the state,[58] with the possibility that such schools would be allowed to be run on a for-profit model. [203], Gove launched a white paper on levelling up on 2 February 2022. The fourth ballot saw him gain 61 votes, moving him into second position. [115] 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. 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His wife Sarah Vine (somewhat inaccurately)[240] 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. [255][256], In 2013, Gove credited Cardinal Keith O'Brien with using his intellect to protect the vulnerable in Scotland whilst regretting the absence of a similar figure in the Kirk. [261] Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg criticised the idea, calling it "a case of the haves and the have yachts". 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[21] During his first year,[22] he met future Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ran his campaign to be President of the Oxford Union. Michael Gove's grammar: former education minister is gonna . As the protesters attempted to surround him, he was protected by police officers and escorted to a nearby building. November 24, 2022, 6:26 AM. [135] He was praised by Greenpeace UK executive director John Sauven for his strong stance on issues like bee-harming pesticides, single-use plastic bottles and the future of the internal combustion engine", adding "Gove has defied many people's expectations on the environment". [157][158] Gove stated that he regretted having done so, and regarded it as having been a mistake. There was particular fury that phone calls that needed to be made to secure support . [242] He has expressed interest in the idea of letting Scottish people living in the other regions of the UK vote in a second Scottish independence referendum. [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. [118] That month he was re-hired by The Times[123] as a weekly[124] columnist and book reviewer. [280], Gove contracted H1N1 swine flu during the 2009 influenza pandemic. [95], 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. In the next few days I will lay out my plan for the United Kingdom which I hope can provide unity and change. He then changed his name from Logan to MichaelAndrew Gove. GCSEs and A-levels are about to become harder. He had allegedly tried to avoid a 5 entrance fee by stating he was the chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. 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[194][195], In July 2021, Gove worked part-time in Glasgow as part of the Government strategy to strengthen the Union. [52][53] He first entered the House of Commons after being elected in the 2005 general election. He later apologised and clarified that what he had said was not the case. [213] He endorsed Kemi Badenoch's leadership bid and, after her defeat,[214] announced his support for Rishi Sunak. The ban arrived in early 2018. 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. 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'? The ban does not include plug-in hybrid vehicles. Because of Isis. [257], In April 2015, he described his faith in an article for The Spectator. 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