Editor, The Spectator
Michael Gove is the Editor of The Spectator. As the former MP for Surrey Heath and UK Government Cabinet Minister, he served in Cabinet across five government departments for more than a decade, from the 2010 Coalition government onwards. A first-hand witness to - and major participant in - the biggest political events in recent years, Michael has won a reputation across the political spectrum as the minister who “got things done”.
After being elected as an MP in 2005, Michael was elevated to the shadow frontbench before joining David Cameron’s Cabinet in the first Conservative-led government in 13 years. Serving as SoS for Education, he steered through some of the biggest changes to education in half a century. He went on to serve in the cabinets of three of the four subsequent Prime Ministers, including as Chief Whip, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, SoS for Justice, for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities. He also led the Vote Leave campaign, which confounded expectations by winning the 2016 Brexit referendum. Michael’s ministerial responsibilities have stretched from preparing for Brexit to housing reforms and environmental policy to overseeing the government’s Covid-19 response.
A Governor (2020-), The Ditchley Foundation.