Who Is Michael Gove? Oxford-Educated Former Journalist, Current UK Justice Secretary Ends Boris Johnson’s Prime Minister Campaign After Brexit

When U.K. Justice Secretary Michael Gove announced Thursday that he would run for Prime Minister, the move quickly ended the run of London Mayor Boris Johnson, whom Gove had previously supported for the leadership of the Conservative Party.

Current U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron announced Friday that he would resign, after a slim majority of voters in a referendum Thursday said they wanted to leave the European Union.