On 2 July 2007, Gove was promoted to the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families (a newly created department set up by Gordon Brown), shadowing Ed Balls.
2007年7月2日，戈夫被提拔进影子内阁任影子儿童、学校和家庭大臣（由戈登·布朗设立的一个新部门），盯防埃德·鲍斯。