Michael Gove MP Surrey Heath, Conservative, Secretary of State for Education

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Last updated 3rd Jun 2009

1. Israeli settlements
2. Northcote Road shops
3. Dangerous dogs petition
4. Clapham Junction tube
5. Heathrow expansion
6. Health services
7. Fly tipping

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Biography

• Born:

  26/8/1967

• Positions

  Shadow Minister for Housing 2005-07; Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families 2007-10; Secretary of State for Education 2010-.

• Electoral history

  Member for Surrey Heath since 5 May 2005 general election.

• Political interests

  Education, crime, terrorism.

• International bodies

  Member, Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council, Council of the European Union 2010-.

Election record for Surrey Heath, 05 Jun 2010

Registered interests

Overseas visits: 22-24 January 2009, to Paris, to attend Franco-British Colloque. Accommodation and hospitality paid for by the Colloque. (I paid for my own travel.) (Registered 9 February 2009)

Gifts, benefits and hospitality (UK): Gift of clothing from New & Lingwood, menswear company. (Registered 9 October 2008) Name of donor: Flowidea Address of donor : Arbuthnot House, 20 Ropemaker Street, London EC2Y 9AR Amount of donation or nature and value if donation in kind: tickets for my wife and I to attend the Conservative Party's Summer Party on 17 June 2009. Payment for tickets, to value of £1,600, made directly to the Conservative Party. Date of receipt of donation: 17 June 2009 Date of acceptance of donation: 17 June 2009 Donor status: Company, registration number 02463564 (Registered 17 July 2009 )

Sponsorship or financial or material support: Conrad Sturt, Windlesham (personal donation) Chris Cowdray, London (personal donation) Charnjit Grewal, Colourflow Production Limited (company donation) Malcolm Harding, Harding Auto Services (company donation) (Registered 24 February 2009) I have received direct help in research development from the Boston Consulting Group. (Registered 8 July 2008) Receiving research support from: Martin Calderbank of Stirling Square Capital Partners. (Registered 7 May 2009) Chris Mason (personal donation) Manro Haydan Trading Limited (company donation) Manrows Limited (company donation) Chris Smith (personal donation) Stanley Fink, London (personal donation) Charles Pugh, Somerset (personal donation) Alan Jacobs, London (personal donation) Adrian Beecroft, London (personal donation) Alan Bekhor (personal donation) Harris Ventures Limited (company donation) Howard Leigh (personal donation) Lewis Trust Group Ltd (company donation) Nigel Long, Longacre Nurseries (company donation) Donations received through Conservative Campaign Headquarters used to support my office in my capacity as Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families from: George E S Robinson, London (personal donation) Edmund Lazarus, London (personal donation) Mark Florman, London (personal donation) Romie and Esther Tager, London (personal donation) Bob Potter (personal donation) Henry Lumley (personal donation) Ashok Shrestha, Camberley (personal donation) Frank Fogarty, Cove Construction (company donation) Jeff Knight, Knight Security (company donation) Ian Wooldridge, Wooldridge Group (company donation) Moonpal Grewal, MSG Sandhurst Ltd, Banbury (company donation) Michael Church (personal donation) Kim Gottlieb, London and Bath Estates, London (company donation) Gavin Price (personal donation) Caroline Knowles (personal donation) Barry Price (company donation in kind) Contributions to Surrey Heath Conservative Association are received from: Strangers Gallery Lunch Club Magna Carta Club Donations to my constituency association have been solicited or encouraged by me from: Norma Stephenson, Camberley (personal donation) Gavin Price, Dolphin Head Group, Camberley (company donation)

Remunerated employment, office, profession etc: Contract with Times Newspapers Limited to supply a set number of articles. (£60,001-£65,000) Contract from Harper Collins to write historical biography. Fees from BBC. (£10,001-£15,000) Associate Editor, The House Magazine. (Up to £5,000) Income from publication of 'Celsius 7/7', published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson Columnist, "Building Magazine". (Up to £5,000) 1 July 2009, payment of £2,320 for five articles for Building Magazine, United Business Media, Ludgate House, 245 Blackfriars Road, London SE1 9UY. Hours worked: 5. Payment for two of the articles passed on to charity. (Registered 17 July 2009) Contributor to "Scotland on Sunday". (£5,001-£10,000) 2 July 2009, case of wine, value £138, from Conservative Intelligence, 5 The Sanctuary, London SW1P 3JS, for speaking at a conference they held. I donated the wine to an auction for charity. (Registered 17 July 2009) 15 July 2009, bottle of port, value around £20, from King's International School in my constituency, following a speech I gave at the school. The port will be donated to an auction for charity. (Registered 17 July 2009)

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