Conservative MP for Surrey Heath, Michael Gove is one of the richest politicians in UK. His current net worth and salary explored.
In August 2023, Michael Gove’s son suffered a terrifying ordeal trapped by a taxi driver demanding cash.
MailOnline reports, William Gove, 18, was locked inside the Uber in Croatia in the early hours after refusing to give the man an extra €60.
His mother Sarah Vine, ex-wife of the Tory Cabinet minister, said she was forced to transfer money to his account to secure his release.
Following this, many were curious to know more about his father’s net worth and how much he makes as a top man in the politics sector in England. Read on for more about his finance.
How rich is Michael Gove?
Michael Gove (real name: Graeme Andrew Logan) was born on August 26, 1967, in Aberdeen, United Kingdom.
His parents are Ernest Gove and Christine Gove. His father, Ernest, ran a fish processing business and his mother, Christine, was a lab assistant at the University of Aberdeen, before working at the Aberdeen School for the Deaf.
He had an adoptive sister named Angela Christine.
Growing up, he attended Sunnybank Primary School and Kittybrewster Primary School. Later, attended Robert Gordon’s College. From 1985 to 1988 he read English at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
After starting his career out as a journalist, Michael Gove became Conservative MP for Surrey Heath in 2005 and has been active since then. But has he made enough from politics?
What is Michael Gove’s net worth?
For his career than spans over decades, Michael Gove reportedly has an estimated net worth of $5 million. He accrued his fortune for his works as a British politician, author, journalist, as well as other endeavors.
Michael Gove has served as Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations since 2021.
He has been Member of Parliament (MP) for Surrey Heath since 2005. A member of the Conservative Party, he has served in various Cabinet positions under Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak.
Gove has twice run to become Leader of the Conservative Party, in 2016 and 2019, finishing in third place on both occasions.
Who is Michael Gove’s wife?
Michael Gove has been married once in his entire life. Despite being single at the moment, he was previously married to Sarah Vine, a famous journalist.
Gove and Sarah were both journalists working at The Times when they first met in 1998. While Vine was arts editor, Gove was was comment editor.
They then became friends and later, the co-workers’ friendship grew romantically as they tied the knot in October 2001.
The couple were together for 21 years. They lived peacefully and prevailed over all the adversities that marriage brings and even became parents.
However, their marriage couldn’t stand as they both announced their decision to separate. They released a joint statement on July 2021 that read: “Michael and Sarah have agreed to separate and they are in the process of finalising their divorce.” In January 2022, a divorce was granted on the grounds of Gove’s unreasonable behaviour.
Before their separation, they had two children, a daughter and a son.