Lucia Gao Hunt is the British Chinese celebrity wife of Jeremy Hunt, who is the chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee at the moment. Continue reading to learn more about his wife.
Lucia became well-known after marrying Jeremy Hunt, the current chair of the Health and Social Care Select Committee.
Hunt has referred to his Chinese wife as his “secret weapon” as he prepared to run for Prime Minister in 2019.
Mrs. Hunt was seen embracing supporters, including Amber Rudd, before taking her place in front of her spouse as he presented a sleek presentation at the event in Westminster.
In the race to become Britain’s next Prime Minister, she faced off against Boris Johnson.
From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Hunt served in the Cabinet as Culture Secretary, then as Health Secretary, and finally as Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2019. He has also served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the South West Surrey constituency since 2005.
Who Is Jeremy Hunt Wife Lucia Hunt?
Lucia Guo was born in Xi’an, the capital of China’s Shaanxi Province, in 1978. Therefore, she is 44 years old as of 2022.
She became a British citizen after relocating to England to further her career.
She is married to Jeremy Hunt. Lucia is a decade younger than her husband, who was born in 1966.
Guo was working at the University of Warwick in 2008, promoting Chinese applicants to enroll there. This is how the couple’s journey began at a HotCourses event in Warwick.
After marrying Jeremy, the two founded Mare Pond Properties Limited and purchased seven luxury properties in South Hampton’s Ocean Village Development. The real estate business of the couple failed miserably due to some legal issues.
Jeremy and Lucia Hunt Relationship Status
Jeremy Hunt is happily married to Lucia Hunt.
Mr. Hunt first met Lucia, who was 11 years his junior, at a Warwick event in 2008, when she was working at the University of Warwick, seeking to recruit Chinese students.
During an event in England in 2008, the 40-year-old political wife met her future husband, Jeremy Hunt.
Mr. Hunt requested her email address, and they began exchanging messages shortly after. During a walk near his parents’ home in Shere, Surrey, he proposed to Lucia.
Later, in 2009, Britain’s Foreign Secretary visited Gao’s father in Xian, China. They were married soon after in a traditional Chinese wedding.
In an interview, Mr. Hunt praised his wife as the “ideal partner” for him as Foreign Secretary and claimed her “toughness” was useful to have in a negotiation.
Jeremy And Lucia Hunt Children
Jack, Anna, and Eleanor are Lucia and Jeremy’s three children.
Hunt told a call-in radio show while in charge of the UK’s National Health Service that he was concerned that his “half-Chinese” children might face discrimination if the country’s immigration was curtailed.
His premise was that as more immigrants enter the UK, anti-immigrant sentiment will grow. Hunt reasoned that anyone who looks different, such as his own children, will be targeted by anti-immigrant radicals.
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