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Michael Gove

1967 - Today

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Michael Andrew Gove, Baron Gove (; born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British politician and journalist who served in various Cabinet positions under David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. Apart from periods as a backbencher from July 2016 to June 2017 and July to October 2022, he served continuously in the Cabinet from 2010 to 2024. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath from 2005 to 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, Gove twice ran to become its leader, in 2016 and 2019, finishing in third place on both occasions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Michael Gove is the 18,669th most popular politician (down from 18,347th in 2019), the 6,870th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,524th in 2019) and the 714th most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Michael Gove ranks 18,669 out of 19,576. Before him are Kathleen Wynne, Lubna Khalid Al Qasimi, Diana Aguavil, Karl-Heinz Brunner, Trajko Veljanovski, and Daniel Fridman. After him are Richard Bryan, Kira Rudik, Raman Singh, Chris Smith, Alcee Hastings, and Douglas Wilder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Michael Gove ranks 740. Before him are Ruta Sepetys, Michel Lafis, Pieter Vink, Jaime Yzaga, Achim Beierlorzer, and Giovanni Parisi. After him are Hiroyuki Kiyokawa, Erland Johnsen, Martin Schmidt, Hamid Estili, Paco Camarasa, and Daichi Suzuki.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Michael Gove ranks 6,872 out of 8,785. Before him are Ben Chilwell (1996), Mike Dean (1968), Hallucinogen (1971), Dennis Potter (1935), John Parrott (1964), and Alison Carroll (1985). After him are Emma D'Arcy (1992), Jimmy Case (1954), Charlie Spedding (1952), Gordon Cowans (1958), Rory McIlroy (1989), and Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (1995).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, Michael Gove ranks 714. Before him are Amber Rudd (1963), Charles Kennedy (1959), George Osborne (1971), Grant Shapps (1968), Jo Cox (1974), and Ben Wallace (1970). After him are Penny Mordaunt (1973), Liam Fox (1961), Mark Drakeford (1954), Geoff Hoon (1953), Angela Rayner (1980), and Jacob Rees-Mogg (1969).

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