Michael Gove is amongst a number of former cupboard ministers to be given a seat within the Home of Lords in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours record.
The previous levelling up secretary served within the cupboards of 4 prime ministers earlier than standing down as an MP forward of final July’s common election.
A uncommon fixed throughout the fourteen years of Conservative governance that got here to an finish in 2024, Gove additionally served as schooling secretary, chief whip, justice secretary, surroundings secretary and chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
Gove, who was MP for Surrey Heath for almost 20 years, is now editor of the influential Spectator journal.
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Born in 1967, Gove was adopted as a baby, and introduced up in Aberdeen by his adopted mother and father, who ran a fish-processing enterprise.
He attended Oxford College, later working as a journalist earlier than getting into politics.
First elected as an MP in 2005, Gove was co-convenor of the Vote Depart marketing campaign within the 2016 EU referendum.
He twice stood for the Conservative management (2016, 2019), coming third on each events.
Mark Harper, former transport secretary; Simon Hart, former chief whip; Alister Jack, former Scottish secretary; and Victoria Prentis, former legal professional common, are the 4 different onetime cupboard ministers to have been awarded a peerage in Sunak’s resignation honours record.
Former chief government of the Conservative Celebration, Stephen Massey, additionally turns into a peer, in addition to Eleanor Shawcross, former head of the No10 coverage unit.
In the meantime, former chancellor Jeremy Hunt, former defence secretary Grant Shapps, shadow chancellor Mel Stride and former international secretary James Cleverly have been awarded knighthoods.
Outdoors of politics, legendary former England quick bowler James Anderson and filmmaker Matthew Vaughn have additionally been given knighthoods.
Josh Self is Editor of Politics.co.uk, comply with him on Bluesky right here.
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