Who is Matt Hancock’s wife Martha?
MATT HANCOCK had wife Martha by his side for over 15 years before The Sun exposed his secret affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo.
However, there is more to Martha than just being married to a former Parliament member.
Who is Matt Hancock's wife Martha?
Unlike her husband, Martha Hoyer Millar likes to keep her personal life private.
Martha's grandfather, the 1st Baron Inchyra, was British ambassador to West German from 1955 to 1956, and her great grandfather was the 1st Viscount Camrose.
Meanwhile, she is the granddaugjter of William Berry from her mother's side.
Berry was the 1st Viscount of Camrose, a Welsh journalist and a newspaper published who co-owned publications such as The Sunday Times, Financial Times and the Daily Telegraph.
Her mother Virginia co-founded the North West Eight Antiques while her father Alastair was a secretary of The Pilgrim Trust from 1980 to 1996.
She took a different career from that of her parents or family and works as an osteopath at a clinic in Notting Hill.
She studied at Oxford University where she met Matt.
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When did they get married?
Martha Hoyer Millar tied the knot with Matt Hancock in 2006.
The couple live in Little Thurlow in his West Suffolk constituency with their three children.
But the former Health Secretary has quit after his affair with Gina Coladangelo was exposed by The Sun.
In a resignation letter to the Prime Minister, Matt Hancock said: "I want to reiterate my apology for breaking the guidance, and apologise to my family and loved ones for putting them through this.
"I also need to be with my children at this time."
The statement had no mention of wife, Martha , who has been married to the former Health Secretary for 15 years and was seen out walking that morning - after the explosive news.
According to The Sunday Times, she had no idea her husband was having an affair until he broke the news and announced that their marriage was over.