The 42-year-old resigned on June, 26, 2021 after his affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo was exposed.
Who is Matt Hancock?
Matthew Hancock, 43, replaced Jeremy Hunt as Health Secretary on July 9, 2018.
He was first an economist, then became the economic advisor at the Bank Of England.
Mr Hancock entered the field of politics in 2005 as the chief of staff to George Osborne, the shadow chancellor at the time.
Hancock rose through the ranks of the Conservative Party to become Health Secretary in July 2018.
His ambitions didn’t stop there and on July 25, 2019, he announced that he was going to stand to become the leader of the Conservative Party.
This dream was short-lived and after finishing sixth in the first round of voting, he withdrew from the race.
Boris Johnson became PM shortly after and Hancock retained his position as Health Secretary.
He quit his role in June 2021, after mounting pressure following the scandal of his secret affair with his aide Gina Coladangelo.
What is Matt Hancock’s net worth?
The Health Secretary’s estimated net worth in 2020 was around $1-3 million (£705,000-£2.1m)
However, his net worth in 2021 has not been revealed.
His profession as a politician is his primary source of income.
What happened in Matt Hancock’s affair with Gina Coladangelo?
In a world exclusive, The Sun revealed that Matt Hancock had been having a secret affair with his closest aide, Gina Coladangelo, 43.
He cheated on his wife, who he hired last year with taxpayers’ money, as Covid gripped Britain.
Mr Hancock, 42, and millionaire lobbyist Gina were caught on camera in a steamy clinch at his Whitehall office.
Whistleblowers revealed the Health Secretary had been spotted cheating on his wife of 15 years with married Ms Coladangelo.
He was seen kissing her at the Department of Health’s London HQ during office hours last month as the mutant strain began spreading.
A Whitehall whistleblower told The Sun it was “shocking that Mr Hancock was having an affair in the middle of a pandemic with an adviser and friend he used public money to hire”.
Mr Hancock was pictured embracing his aide. The image was from just after 3pm on May 6 — as the rest of Westminster was engrossed by the local elections.
Matt Hancock told his wife he was leaving her on the night her affair was revealed, it was reported.
In his resignation statement, the former Health Secretary said he needed to spend more time with his children but it didn’t contain an apology to his wife.
What constituency does he represent?
Hancock was first elected as MP for West Suffolk in 2010.
From 2013 to 2016 he served in David Cameron’s government in a number of junior and middle-ranking ministerial roles, including skills minister and paymaster general.
Theresa May made him a junior minister in the culture department in July 2016.
In the January 2018 reshuffle, he was promoted to Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
What did Matt Hancock do as Health Secretary?
According to a Government website, the responsibilities of a Health Secretary are to oversee social care policy.
They have overall financial control and oversight of NHS delivery and performance
Hancock was also responsible for any work of the Department of Health and Social Care.
