Autographs of Michael Gove
Michael Andrew Gove, Baron Gove (/ɡoʊv/; born Graeme Andrew Logan; 26 August 1967) 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 and 2024. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath from 2005 to 2024, during which he twice returned to the backbenches. He was a prominent figure in the 2016 referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union and stood for the Conservative leadership on two occasions. Gove 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 city. He attended the independent Robert Gordon's College and studied English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford. 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. Elected for Surrey Heath at the 2005 general election, he was appointed Secretary of State for Education in the Cameron–Clegg coalition. He 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. Four teachers' unions passed motions of no confidence in his policies at their 2013 conferences.
In the 2014 cabinet reshuffle, he was moved to the post of Government Chief Whip. 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. As the co-convenor of Vote Leave, Gove was seen, along with Boris Johnson, as one of the most prominent figures of the 2016 EU membership referendum. He was campaign manager for Johnson in the 2016 Conservative Party leadership election but withdrew his support on the morning Johnson was due to declare and announced his own candidacy, finishing behind Theresa May and Andrea Leadsom.
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Traded items with a signature of Michael Gove
The most expensive item with a signature of Michael Gove (Hand Signed 8x10 photo MICHAEL GOVE - Cabinet Office PRIME MINISTER + my COA) was sold in December 2020 for £25.00 while the cheapest item (1984 EUROPA GREAT BRITAIN ROYAL MAIL FDC SIGNED TORY MP MICHAEL GOVE) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2019. The month with the most items sold (2) was December 2020 with an average selling price of £22.50 for an autographed item of Michael Gove. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in June 2020 with £25.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was July 2015. In average, an autographed item from Michael Gove is worth £7.63.
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| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1984 EUROPA GREAT BRITAIN ROYAL MAIL FDC SIGNED TORY MP MICHAEL GOVE | £0.99 |  |
| Conservative MP Michael Gove signed compliments slip | £0.99 | |
| Hand Signed 8x10 photo MICHAEL GOVE - Cabinet Office PRIME MINISTER + my COA | £25.00 | |
| Hand Signed 8x10 photo MICHAEL GOVE - Cabinet Office PRIME MINISTER + my COA | £25.00 | |
| MICHAEL GOVE - CONSERVATIVE MP - HAND SIGNED WHITE CARD | £15.50 | |
| MICHAEL GOVE - CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN - EXCELLENT SIGNED COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH | £12.50 | |
| MICHAEL GOVE - CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN - SIGNED COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH | £15.00 | |
| MICHAEL GOVE - CONSERVATIVE POLITICIAN - SIGNED WHITE CARD WITH COMP SLIP | £10.00 | |
| MICHAEL GOVE Genuine ink signed photo | £8.50 | |
| Michael Gove UK Conservative Politician 10 x 8 Signature Piece | £6.75 | |
 | MICHAEL GOVE, Conservative Politician / MP, Signed Photograph, LOW RESOLUTION | £6.00 | |
| Peter Heaton-Jones MP & Michael Gove Minister Hand Signed Political Leaflet | £4.99 | |
| Political Autographs of Hilary Benn and Michael Gove,MPs on House of Commons Com | £4.00 | |
| Rt Hon Michael Gove Minister MP - Environment Secretary Hand Signed Photo 7 x 5 | £10.00 | |
| Rt. Honourable MICHAEL GOVE MP Hand Signed House of Commons Compliment Slip | £20.00 | |
Latest News about Michael Gove
Michael Gove cooperated with criminal inquiry into Mone PPE scandal (19/12/2023): Michael Gove has cooperated with a National Crime Agency (NCA) inquiry into a firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone. 
Michael Gove criticised as he vows to take on councils that 'drag their feet' ov (18/12/2023): Michael Gove will pledge to intervene if there are delays to housebuilding as a result of poor performance by councils - despite critics pointing out the government recently scrapped its own targets. Middle finger social media dig at Labour 'salty' but makes 'powerful point' - Go (10/12/2023): Michael Gove has defended as a "salty intervention" a Conservative Party social media post that attacked Labour using an image of a BBC News presenter making a rude sign on camera. Gove apologises for pandemic 'errors' and says lockdown went against Johnson's ' (28/11/2023): Michael Gove has apologised for government mistakes during the pandemic, saying the UK was too slow to enter lockdown in early 2020 and then again in the autumn when the virus resurged. Ban on no-fault evictions may face long delays amid fears of Tory rebellion (23/10/2023): A government pledge to ban no-fault evictions could face long delays after Michael Gove told his backbenchers he would not enact the policy until courts have been reformed.
Older News Stories about Michael Gove
Government to send officials to run 'bankrupt' Birmingham (09/2023): Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has announced he will appoint commissioners to take over Birmingham City Council and launch a local inquiry after it declared itself effectively bankrupt. Government relaxes rules on waterway pollution in bid to boost home building (08/2023): The housing secretary Michael Gove is planning a major change to rules on waterway pollution in a bid to build thousands more homes in England. Michael Gove going on holiday to wildfire-hit Greek island Evia (07/2023): Cabinet minister Michael Gove says he is going on holiday to a Greek island which is experiencing wildfires - and official advice is the region is "safe". 'Terrible': Ministers react to lockdown party video | Michael Gove and Anas Sarw (06/2023): Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has called a new leaked partygate video "terrible" - and says the fact the event went ahead is "indefensible". Michael Gove backs Ofsted despite criticism following headteacher's death (03/2023): Levelling up secretary Michael Gove has said Ofsted plays a "vital role" in assessing school performance. Parents of skivers should have child benefit stripped, suggests Gove (02/2023): Parents of children who regularly miss school should have their child benefit payments stopped, Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove has suggested. Gove apologises to Grenfell victims' families (01/2023): Michael Gove has apologised to the families affected by the Grenfell Tower tragedy and admitted that "faulty and ambiguous" government guidance was part of the reason why the fire occurred. Gove waters down house building target after Tory MP backlash (12/2022): Michael Gove has watered down the government's target to build 300,000 homes every year following an angry backlash from his own party's MPs. Gove has 'no confidence' in housing body that owned flat where toddler died (11/2022): Michael Gove does not have "confidence" in the leadership of a housing association that owned the flat where two-year-old Awaab Ishak died following exposure to mould, a government source has said. Rishi Sunak's first week | Michael Gove, Yvette Cooper, and Inna Sovsun (10/2022): Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has apologised for the Tories installing Liz Truss as leader. "We made a mistake. We took the wrong turn," he tells Sophy Ridge. Michael Gove backs Sunak for Tory leader - as he announces he is quitting frontl (08/2022): Michael Gove has backed Rishi Sunak to be the next Conservative leader and prime minister, as he accused Liz Truss of taking a "holiday from reality". Shapps and Javid considering bids to replace Johnson - but Raab and Gove rule th (07/2022): Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is believed to be considering a Conservative Party leadership bid as Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab and Michael Gove ruled themselves out of the contest, Sky News understands. 'What is he doing!?': Gove criticised for using 'silly voices' during interview (05/2022): Michael Gove has been criticised for "making jokes and using silly voices" when discussing the cost of living crisis. Government's Hope To House Refugees In Sanctioned Oligarch Mansions Faces Legal (03/2022): Michael Gove's plan to seize mansions in the UK owned by sanctioned Russian oligarchs and use them to temporarily house Ukrainian refugees is facing legal delays. Gove: 'Levelling up' plan will 'change the economic model of this country' (02/2022): Michael Gove has said the government's "landmark" plan for levelling up the country will improve the lives of those outside London and the South East. Leaseholders Still Face Huge Fire Safety Bills Despite New Cladding Support (01/2022): Mounting fire safety costs are still a significant worry for people living in tower blocks despite minister Michael Gove's major announcement today that leaseholders in lower height buildings will not have to pay for the removal of unsafe cladding. Gove questioned over why taxpayer's money spent to fill ex-Tory peer's driveway (12/2021): Labour has written to Michael Gove to ask why his department reportedly supported an award of £330,000 from a government fund for a bid to fill potholes on a former Conservative peer's driveway. Gove 'confident' of progress in Northern Ireland Protocol talks with EU without (11/2021): Michael Gove has said he is "confident" that progress can be made in talks with the European Union over the Northern Ireland Protocol without Article 16 needing to be triggered. Michael Gove Is Holding Regular Talks With Top Red Wall MPs To Flesh Out Levelli (10/2021): Michael Gove has told officials in his department to engage directly with the increasingly influential Northern Research Group (NRG) of Conservative MPs on levelling up as he tries to flesh out the government's headline policy. Michael Gove Replaces Robert Jenrick As Secretary Of State For Housing, Communit (09/2021): Michael Gove has been moved from his roles as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office and will instead hold down the post of Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government.Gove gets into the groove: Clubgoers stunned as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lanca (08/2021): Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has been filmed busting some dance moves at a nightclub in Aberdeen. Michael Gove to divorce from journalist wife Sarah Vine after 20 years (07/2021): Minister Michael Gove and his wife Sarah Vine are to divorce after 20 years of marriage. 'Unprecedented and remarkable' change needed to derail 19 July 'terminus date' f (06/2021): 19 July is the "terminus date" for England's remaining coronavirus restrictions and it would take an "unprecedented and remarkable" change in circumstances to derail that, Michael Gove has told Sky News. Gove rejects indyref2 as Sturgeon says legal block to vote would be 'absurd and (05/2021): Michael Gove has dismissed a second referendum on Scottish independence as a "massive distraction" as he repeatedly refused to say whether the UK government will seek to block a possible vote in court. Michael Gove Confirms He Met With Large Events Organisers In Israel Ahead Of UK (04/2021): Michael Gove has confirmed he met with large venue operators in Israel last week as the government pivots the focus of its Covid certification focus plans away from hospitality. Government Confirms Six-Month Delay On EU Import Checks Amid Warnings Of Food Sh (03/2021): The government will postpone checks on imports from the European Union in order to give businesses more time to prepare for the myriad paperwork that awaits, Michael Gove has announced. 'Pandora's Box opened' on Northern Ireland Protocol but 'it can be made to work' (02/2021): Post-Brexit trading arrangements in Northern Ireland are "not working" yet but "can be made to work", Michael Gove has insisted. EU 'recognise they made a mistake' in move to block vaccine exports, says Gove (01/2021): The EU "recognise they made a mistake" by invoking a Brexit deal clause to prevent coronavirus vaccine shipments entering the UK, Michael Gove has said. Gove to hold talks over relaxation of Christmas rules after ministers urged to r (12/2020): Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove will speak with the devolved nations later this afternoon about next week's relaxation of coronavirus rules over Christmas. Government meeting with devolved administrations to thrash out Christmas COVID r (11/2020): Michael Gove will chair a COBRA meeting with devolved administrations later as discussions continue about Christmas rules, according to government sources. Chance EU deal will be struck around 66%, says Gove (10/2020): A post-Brexit trade deal with the EU is more likely than not, Michael Gove has revealed as it appeared progress had been made on one of the key stumbling blocks. Brexit: Gove on UK-EU talks about exit deal (09/2020): Talks in Brussels about implementing the UK-EU exit deal are described as “constructive” by Michael Gove. Parts of civil service will move out of London - Gove (07/2020): Minister Michael Gove says it is "vitally important that decision makers are close to people". Civil service: Michael Gove says 'group think' must be challenged (06/2020): A less London-centric and more commercial approach is needed to big decisions, Michael Gove says. Brexit: Michael Gove on UK-EU trade deal talks (05/2020): Michael Gove says the EU wants access to UK fishing grounds, while restricting British access to EU markets. Brexit: UK-EU trade talks can follow timetable - Gove (04/2020): A cat interrupted the start of Michael Gove's reply to a question about the timing of UK-EU trade talks. Coronavirus: UK must go 'further, faster' to increase testing capacity (03/2020): The government is working to increase coronavirus tests, Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove says. Michael Gove: UK is not seeking EU rules alignment (02/2020): Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has told MPs that the UK should not be subject to EU rules under a free trade agreement.Gove: We want trade to be as frictionless as possible (01/2020): Cabinet minister Michael Gove says the government wants trade with the EU to be as easy as possible after Brexit. Gove: UK will 'formally leave the EU on 31 January, that's it' (12/2019): Cabinet Minister Michael Gove says the government will bring back the Brexit bill to the Commons this Friday, and the government will ensure the UK leaves the EU by January 2020. 'I set trends dem man copy': Gove mocked for Stormzy comeback (11/2019): Michael Gove has been mocked for quoting a Stormzy lyric after taking the rapper to task over his support for Labour. Brexit deal: Holyhead port impact not studied - Gove (10/2019): Michael Gove says no economic impact assessment has been done on how the deal could affect the port.
