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Michael Gove

Secretary of State for Education

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Biography

Conservative MP for Surrey Heath.

Image: Michael Gove used with permission from the official Conservative party web site.

Michael Gove's connections

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5 personal connections
Francis MaudeFrancis Maude

Minister for the Cabinet Office, Paymaster General

Ed BallsEd Balls

Labour MP for Morley and Outwood

Michael PortilloMichael Portillo

Former Conservative MP for Kensington & Chelsea

Nick BolesNick Boles

MP for Grantham and Stamford

10 group connections
The Atlantic BridgeThe Atlantic Bridge

Transatlantic political group

ConLib CabinetConLib Cabinet

The Coalition Cabinet team

 
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Interestingly enough...

Nick Boles shared a flat with Michael Gove - source: Wikipedia   

Nick Boles co-edited a book with Michael Gove - source: A Blue Tomorrow: New Visions from Modern Conservatives   

Nick Boles co-founded Policy Exchange with Michael Gove - source: The Guardian   

Michael Gove is a co-founder of the think tank Policy Exchange alongside Francis Maude - source: The Guardian   Francis Maude Mp co-founded Policy exchange with Michael Gove and Nick Boles   

Michael Gove is education secretary in the ConLib Cabinet - source: number10.gov.uk   

Michael Gove sits on the advisory council of The Atlantic Bridge - source: theatlanticbridge.com/   

Michael Gove wrote a biography of Michael Portillo - source: amazon.co.uk   

Michael Gove was president of the Oxford Union - source: Wikipedia   

Michael Gove is married to Times journalist Sarah Vine - source: Times online   

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Conservative MP for Surrey Heath since 2005 - source: TheyWorkForYou   
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Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove was Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from 2007 to 2010. - source: TheyWorkForYou   
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Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove has worked as a journalist for BBC News and Current Affairs. He has also contributed as a panellist on BBC programmes such as Late Review. - source: Michael Gove: official website   
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Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove joined The Times as a leader writer in 1996. - source: Wikipedia   
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Conservative Education Secretary Michael Gove served as chairman of the Policy Exchange think tank. - source: Policy Exchange   

Education

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The "new politics" or Oxford reunion?

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West London's West Wing wannabes

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