Michael Andrew Gove, born on 26 August 1967, is a British politician serving as Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, and Boris Johnson.
What degree does Michael Gove have?
Gove was adopted and raised in the Scottish city of Aberdeen. Later, he attended Lady Margaret Hall at Oxford to study English, where he was chosen to lead the Oxford Union, debating group. He applied to work for the Conservative Research Department after graduating in 1988, but was rejected, so he went into newspaper writing instead.
As a member of the National Union of Journalists, he participated in a four-month strike when the management of that newspaper tried to derecognize the union so that it could not be used to negotiate pay and working conditions. He later moved back to Aberdeen to work for the daily Press and Journal.
What is Michael Gove doing now?
In a cabinet reshuffle on 15 September 2021, Gove was appointed Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government.