Michael Gove
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Michael Andrew Gove, Baron Gove is a British politician and journalist. A member of the House of Lords since 2025, he previously held senior Cabinet positions in Conservative governments between 2010
Official portrait, 2025
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford, where Gove studied (pictured in 2017)
Official portrait, 2012
Official portrait, 2015
The Spectator
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The Spectator is a weekly British political and cultural news magazine. It was first published in July 1828, making it the oldest surviving magazine in the world. The Spectator is politically conserva
Michael Gove
…Conservative leadership on two occasions. Gove was often described by the media as Boris Johnson's "de facto" Deputy Prime Minister. He has been editor of The Spectator since 2024. Born in Aberdeen, Gove was in care until being adopted aged four months old, after which he was raised in the Kittybrewster area of the…
22 Old Queen Street, Westminster, the home of The Spectator since 2007
Paul Marshall, speaking at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, London, 2025
Gove speaking at the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship, London, 2025