[284], Gove contracted H1N1 swine flu during the 2009 influenza pandemic. 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Appointed Secretary of State for Education in the CameronClegg coalition, Gove terminated the previous Labour government's Building Schools for the Future programme, reformed A-Level and GCSE qualifications in favour of final examinations, and responded to the Trojan Horse scandal. 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. Gove's was a young student who gave up her baby because the prospect of single motherhood in the harsh, unforgiving social climate of the summer of 1967 was too bleak to comprehend. [135], Gove introduced a ban on bee-harming pesticides like neonicotinoids. [168][169] He said in August that it was "wrong and sad" that the EU was "refusing to negotiate" over a new withdrawal agreement. She was previously arts editor at The Times. 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". [151], In May 2019, Gove introduced the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill, banning the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in England. [109], In his memoir For the Record, Cameron described Gove during this period as "mendacious", adding: "One quality shone through, disloyalty. "[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. Gove's was a young student who gave up her baby because the prospect of single motherhood in the harsh, unforgiving social climate of the summer of 1967 was too bleak to comprehend. In February this year, she described Beatrice as funny, feisty and when it comes to the state of her bedroom a total and utter savage. She elaborated: Bea or Beast as we call her, for obvious reasons has always been pathologically messy, relating her impressive capacity for chaos: graffiti on her walls, the stains on her carpet, the clutter of make-up and the tsunami of clothes. [138][139] He was criticised by political opponents who felt allegations of sexual abuse were not a suitable subject for jokes. Beatrice is their daughter, and William is their son. The minister in charge of the Cabinet Office is a central role in the coronavirus response. [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. She has a younger brother William Gove who was born in 2004. Michael Goves ex-wife Sarah Vine has revealed the Tory heavyweight's cutting response when he was sacked by Boris Johnson. She was born in Surrey, United Kingdom, in 2003 (at the age of 19). [8] He passed the scholarship exam and served as a school prefect in his final two years. [202][203], In December 2021, Gove was part of a trio of Cabinet ministers that self-isolated after meeting Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce, who was later diagnosed with COVID-19. In the 2014 cabinet reshuffle he was moved to the post of chief whip. The pair are "in the process of finalising their divorce", the spokesman added. He remains on good terms with Rupert Murdoch,[42][43] whom Gove described in evidence before the Leveson Inquiry as "one of the most impressive and significant figures of the last 50 years". Thankfully she tested negative. No 10 defends coronavirus test for Michael Gove's daughter Senior minister was self-isolating after his daughter showed Covid-19 symptoms Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article Britain's Secretary of State for Levelling Up Michael Gove. Indeed if mother Sarahs column is anything to go by, Beatrice certainly has a rebellious streak. [217] According to journalist Harry Cole, Truss offered Gove the posts of British Ambassador to Israel and British Ambassador to China. Michael Gove separated from his ex-wife, Sarah Vine, in July 2021 after 20 years of marriage. 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. [153] He promised to remove the charge for UK citizenship applications from EU nationals if elected,[154] and to replace VAT with a "simpler sales tax". [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. He later apologised and clarified that what he had said was not the case. [16] As he entered sixth year he had to apply for a scholarship as his family fell on difficult economic circumstances. [251] Gove said that jihadist terrorists "hate Israel, and they wish to wipe out the Jewish people's home, not because of what Israel does but because of what Israel is free, democratic, liberal and western. [235] In December 2008, Gove wrote that declarations of either victory or defeat in Iraq in 2003 were premature, and that the liberation of Iraq was a foreign policy success. Michael Gove 's daughter was tested for coronavirus so that he could 'get back to work' in his 'central role' in the battle against the pandemic, Downing Street said today. [44] 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. Gove was subsequently photographed out running on Easter Sunday, leading to the disclosure that Beatrice had been tested and her results had come back negative. The fourth ballot saw him gain 61 votes, moving him into second position. [26] He graduated with an upper second. Michael also has a sister named Angela. [119], 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. [82][83], On 15 July 2014, Gove's four-year stint in charge of the Department for Education came to an end when he was dismissed[84] as Secretary of State for Education and replaced by former Treasury Minister Nicky Morgan in a wide-ranging cabinet reshuffle. [66], Gove's second home was not in his constituency, but in Elstead, in the South West Surrey constituency. 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. 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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). [158][159] Gove stated that he regretted having done so, and regarded it as having been a mistake. [221] The appointment was reported as a surprise, as Gove had previously said that he did not expect to serve in government again. In Beatrices TikTok bio, it reads: Honestly its getting tiresome now 4th account going strong., She currently has 24,000 followers and has slightly changed her content. "[237], Gove had to be calmed by parliamentary colleagues in August 2013 after shouting, "A disgrace, you're a disgrace!" Speaking at the Onward centre-right think (And why it matters)", "Michael Gove draws fire for owning book by Holocaust denier David Irving", "Michael Gove and wife criticised for showcasing bookshelf which includes Holocaust denier's book", "The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray review gentrified xenophobia", "Brexit: Door 'still ajar' for EU trade talks, says Gove", "After the lockdown leak, what does the future hold for Boris Johnson's 'quad' committee? [35] In 1994 he began working for the BBC's Today programme. [282] Following the separation, Gove lived in an official ministerial residence on Carlton Gardens, St James's. 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[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. [177] 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,[178] until Gove self-isolated himself after a family member developed COVID-19 symptoms. [244], Gove believes that Scotland should remain part of the United Kingdom, arguing that Scotland's strengths complement those of other parts of the UK. [29] Struggling to maintain his career in London,[30] 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. [176], During the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, Gove generated confusion after saying on ITV's Good Morning Britain that children with separated parents were not allowed to move between their parents' homes. [53][54] He first entered the House of Commons after being elected in the 2005 general election. [250] He has said that the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement against Israel is anti-Semitic. 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. [185] In a COBR meeting he chaired on 24 November 2020, he agreed, with the leaders of the UK's devolved governments, to a set of rules governing social mixing for the whole of the country over the Christmas period. 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