Gina Coladangelo
Born
Gina Coladangelo

Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Other namesGina Tress
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Businesswoman
Lobbyist
Political aide (former)
Spouses
  • Glynn Gibb
    ​
    ​
    (m. 2004, divorced)​
  • ​
    ​
    (m. 2009; sep. 2021)​
PartnerMatt Hancock (2021–present)
Children3
RelativesBob Wilson (great uncle)

Gina Coladangelo is a British businesswoman, lobbyist, and a former non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care. Images of Coladangelo and then Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, kissing and embracing, at a time when social distancing restrictions were in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, led to Hancock's resignation as Health Secretary in June 2021.

Early life and family

Coladangelo was born in Hitchin Maternity Hospital, Hertfordshire.[1][2] Her father, Rino C. Coladangelo, is a businessman. Her mother is Heather Burtt.[3] Her father came to the UK when he was aged 5, to Bedfordshire.[4]

Gina Coladangelo studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) at Oxford University from 1995 to 1998, and obtained a Master's degree from Oriel College.[5][6] She worked as a newsreader at the student radio station, Oxygen 107.9 FM, where Matt Hancock was a sports reporter.[7][5][8]

Her brother, Roberto Coladangelo, is a director of Partnering Health Limited (PHL), which won a £28m NHS contract, and although there is "no suggestion of any wrongdoing" on the part of PHL, "Hancock was found to have breached the Ministerial Code by failing to declare a stake in a family company that won an NHS contract."[9]

Career

Coladangelo worked as a senior account manager in the campaigns division at Munro and Forster Communications before moving to the public relations and lobbying firm Luther Pendragon in 2002.[10][11] She was promoted to partner in April 2005.[11] With three other partners (Simon Whale, Amy Kroviak and Daniel Guthrie), she led a management buyout of the firm in December 2005 with the help of a £2,000,000 investment from Octopus Asset Management, a private equity firm.[11] She therefore become a director and shareholder.[10][11] She ceased to be employed by Luther Pendragon in 2014 and resigned as a director in 2017, though as of 2021 remains a shareholder.[10] As of late June 2021, she had been the marketing and communications director since 2014 at the Oliver Bonas retail chain, which was founded by her husband Oliver Tress.[12]

In June 2019 she received a parliamentary pass as a member of Hancock's staff.[13] In March 2020 she was given a part-time role as a non-executive director at the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).[14] She was paid £15,000, equivalent to £1,000 a day, for her directorship on a six-month contract, although there was no public record of the appointment. As an aide to Hancock, she accompanied him to confidential meetings with civil servants.[15][16][17][18] In June 2021, it was reported that she resigned after her affair with Hancock was exposed.[19]

Personal life

Coladangelo is the great-niece of former Arsenal goalkeeper Bob Wilson,[20] and married Glynn Gibb, a London property lawyer, in 2004.[21]

In 2009,[22] she married Oliver Tress, the owner of Oliver Bonas, with whom she has three children.[23] In 2015, they moved from Clapham Junction in London to a five-bedroom house in Wandsworth in London, with a live-in nanny.[23][5]

Matt Hancock

Coladangelo and Matt Hancock have been friends since studying together at Oxford University in the 1990s.[5] On 6 May 2021, Coladangelo was pictured kissing and in an embrace with Hancock, who at the time was serving as the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.[7] On 25 June 2021 The Sun published closed-circuit television footage of the encounter, which occurred at a time when social distancing restrictions were in place due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom.[24][7] The Sun also said the pair were having an extramarital affair.[7] Following the affair being made public, Coladangelo resigned from her position at the DHSC[25] and it was reported that Coladangelo and Hancock separated from their spouses to move in together.[26][27][28]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Grantham Journal Friday 19 August 1977, page 10.
  2. ↑ Bird, Steve (25 June 2021). "Gina Coladangelo: the millionaire lobbyist quietly appointed to top government roles". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  3. ↑ The Medical Directory 1998 (Churchill Livingstone, 1998), p. 731.
  4. ↑ Royston Mercury Friday 26 September 1997, page 5
  5. 1 2 3 4 Waddell, Lily (26 June 2021). "Who is Gina Coladangelo? Matt Hancock is accused of having affair with close aide and multi-millionaire's wife". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. ↑ Batchelor, Tom (2020). "Spotlight on matt hancock over appointment of close friend and lobbyist to health role". London: Independent Digital News & Media. ProQuest 2493443130. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via ProQuest. Ms Coladangelo, who obtained a Master's degree from Oxford University's Oriel College
  7. 1 2 3 4 Pogrund, Gabriel (25 June 2021). "Boris Johnson backs Matt Hancock over 'affair with aide Gina Coladangelo'". The Times. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Revealed: Hancock's £17k resignation payday | The Spectator". www.spectator.co.uk. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Allegretti, Aubrey (27 June 2021). "Hancock and Coladangelo: questions that need answers". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 Jonathan Owen, "Hancock faces questions over Luther Pendragon shareholder hired to advisory role" Archived 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, PRWeek, 23 November 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Julia Day, "Pendragon PR in management buyout" Archived 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine, The Guardian, 1 December 2005. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  12. ↑ India McTaggart, "Sajid Javid vows to get Britain back to normal in wake of Matt Hancock scandal", The Daily Telegraph, 27 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  13. ↑ "Register Of Interests Of Members' Secretaries And Research Assistants as at 14 June 2019: Davies, D to Hancock, M". House of Commons. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  14. ↑ Walker, Peter; Booth, Robert (25 June 2021). "No 10 rebuffs calls to sack Matt Hancock for kissing aide". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  15. ↑ Pogrund, Gabriel (22 November 2020). "Matt Hancock gave key Covid role to lobbyist pal". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  16. ↑ "Who Are Matt Hancock's Wife Martha Hancock And Aide Gina Coladangelo?". Grazia. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  17. ↑ Batchelor, Tom (22 November 2020). "Spotlight on Matt Hancock over appointment of close friend and lobbyist to health role". Independent. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  18. ↑ Boscia, Stefan (22 November 2020). "Matt Hancock hired close friend as health department adviser". CityAM. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  19. ↑ Jamieson, Alastair (26 June 2021). "Hancock aide Gina Coladangelo 'to step down as health department adviser'". Independent. Archived from the original on 3 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  20. ↑ Shipman, Tim; Pogrund, Gabriel (26 June 2021). "Matt Hancock: puritan-in-chief who became the (ex) minister for hypocrisy". The Sunday Times. Archived from the original on 4 July 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  21. ↑ Graffeuille, Hélène (27 June 2021). "Matt Hancock, le " Olivier Véran anglais " : qui est sa maîtresse Gina Coladangelo ?" [Matt Hancock, the 'English Olivier Véran': who is his mistress Gina Coladangelo?]. Gala.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  22. ↑ Strick, Katie (28 June 2021). "Oliver Tress: Who is Gina Coladangelo's husband?". London Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  23. 1 2 Graham, Natalie (27 November 2015). "My First Million — Oliver Tress, retailer". Financial Times. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  24. ↑ "Victoria Newton's Diary: How the Sun got its Matt Hancock scoop". 30 June 2021.
  25. ↑ McCann, Jaymi (27 June 2021). "Gina Coladangelo quits Department of Health with Matt Hancock, as her role faces increased scrutiny". inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  26. ↑ "Matt Hancock resigns as health secretary after kissing aide – follow live". The Independent. 26 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  27. ↑ "Matt Hancock resigns as health secretary after admitting breaking COVID rules". Sky News. 27 June 2021. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
  28. ↑ Shipman, Tim; Pogrund, Gabriel (27 June 2021). "Matt Hancock quits over affair with Gina Coladangelo". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
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