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Lola Christina Alao

What does the levelling-up secretary do? Michael Gove returns to the role

Michael Gove takes over from Simon Clarke

(Picture: Aaron Chown/PA)

Michael Gove has once again been appointed secretary for levelling-up, housing, and communities, this time under Rishi Sunak’s new government. He had previously held the role between September 2021 and July 2022, under Boris Johnson’s leadership.

His predecessor was Simon Clarke, who was only in the role for 49 days, under former prime minister Liz Truss, from September to October 2022. Prior to that, Greg Clark was in the role, also for a brief amount of time, from July to September.

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