▁Conserv ative ▁MP ▁Bor is ▁Johnson , ▁G ove ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁prominent ▁figures ▁of ▁the ▁V ote ▁Le ave ▁campaign . ▁ ▁On ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁G ove , ▁who ▁was ▁campaign ▁manager ▁for ▁Bor is ▁Johnson ' s ▁leadership ▁bid ▁to ▁become ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁with d rew ▁his ▁support ▁on ▁the ▁morning ▁that ▁Johnson ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁declare , ▁and ▁announced ▁his ▁own ▁candid acy ▁in ▁the ▁leadership ▁election . ▁Following ▁Ther esa ▁May ’ s ▁appointment ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁he ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁from ▁the ▁Cab inet ; ▁however , ▁following ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁general ▁election ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Environment ▁Secretary . ▁▁ ▁G ove ▁launched ▁another ▁Conserv ative ▁Party ▁leadership ▁bid ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁although ▁eventually ▁came ▁third ▁behind ▁Johnson ▁and ▁Jer emy ▁H unt . ▁Upon ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Johnson ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister , ▁G ove ▁was ▁appointed ▁Chan cell or ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Lanc aster , ▁with ▁respons ib ilities ▁including ▁prepar ations ▁for ▁a ▁no - de al ▁Bre x it . ▁He ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁additional ▁role ▁of ▁Minister ▁for ▁the ▁Cab inet ▁Office ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁res h uffle ▁post - Bre x it . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Gra eme ▁Log an ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁His ▁bi ological ▁mother , ▁whom ▁he ▁originally ▁believed ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁un mar ried ▁Edinburgh ▁student