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Gove Michael

The Rt Hon Michael Gove MP

Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations


Conservative MP for Surrey Heath (2005 – ).

Formerly:  Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (July 2019 – September 2021) and Minister for the Cabinet Office (February 2020 – September 2021); Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (June 2017 to July 2019); Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (2015-2016); Government Chief Whip and Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury (2014-2015); Secretary of State for Education (2010-2014); Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (2007-2010); Shadow Minister for Housing (2005-2007).

A Governor (2020-), The Ditchley Foundation.

Governors

Participants of the Ditchley Foundation internship programme in 2021

The Ditchley Internship Programme

The Ditchley Internship programme offers over 50 students the opportunity each year to become immersed in the ethos of Ditchley.

Antique chairs and sofas at Ditchley Park

Our Home at Ditchley Park

Ditchley Park is part of the world’s heritage and remains as central to our way of working now as it has ever been. 

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