Edward Geoffrey Luce (born 1 June 1968) is an English journalist and the Financial Times chief US commentator and columnist based in Washington, D.C.[1][2][3][4]
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| Born | Edward Geoffrey Luce 1 June 1968 Sussex, England |
| Occupation | Author, journalist |
| Education | Lancing College |
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| Genre | Non-fiction |
| Subject | American politics and economics, India |
| Employer(s) | Financial Times The Guardian |
| Spouse | Priya Basu (div. 2015)Niamh King (m. 2017) |
| Parents | Richard Luce, Baron Luce |
| Relatives | William Luce (grandfather) David Luce (great-uncle) Trevylyan Napier (great-grandfather) Miranda Hart (cousin) |
Early life
editLuce is the son of Rose Helen (born Nicholson) and Richard Luce, Baron Luce.[5] His father served as Lord Chamberlain to Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2006, Governor of Gibraltar, a Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) (1971 to 1992), government minister, and a crossbench member of the House of Lords. His paternal grandfather is William Luce, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Aden, Political Resident in the Gulf and Special Representative to the Foreign Secretary (Lord Home) for Gulf Affairs. His great-uncle admiral David Luce served as First Sea Lord from 1963 to 1966. His maternal great-grandfather is vice-admiral Trevylyan Napier, who served as Commander-in-Chief in the America and West Indies Station from 1919 to 1920. His first cousin is actress Miranda Hart.[1]
Education
editLuce was educated at various private boarding schools in Sussex, latterly at Lancing College,[6] near the coastal village of Lancing. He graduated with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) in 1990 from the University of Oxford where he was an undergraduate student at New College, Oxford. He subsequently[when?] received a postgraduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.[7]
Career
editBetween 1993 and 1994, Luce was a correspondent for The Guardian in Geneva, Switzerland.[7]
Luce joined the Financial Times in 1995 and initially reported from the Philippines,[1] after which he took a one-year sabbatical working in Washington, D.C., as speechwriter for Lawrence Summers, then U.S. Treasury Secretary (1999–2001) during the administration of Bill Clinton.[1][8]
Luce was the Financial Times's Washington bureau chief and South Asia bureau chief based in New Delhi before he became the paper's chief US commentator and columnist.[1] He served as the Financial Times South Asia bureau chief from 2001 to 2006.[9]
Luce is also the author, along with colleague Rana Foroohar, of the weekly Swamp Notes newsletter, which covers the intersection of money, power, and politics in America.[1]
Publications
editPersonal life
editLuce was married to Priya Basu,[when?] the World Bank’s lead economist for South Asia; they divorced in March 2015. Luce subsequently married Niamh King, a director of the Aspen Strategy Group and the Aspen Security Forum, in June 2017 in Chicago.[12][13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Edward Luce". ft.com/edward-luce. Financial Times.
- ^ Ed Luce on PBS NewsHour
- ^ Appearances on C-SPAN
- ^ Edward Luce on Twitter
- ^ Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003 [ISBN missing]
- ^ Page, Andrew (2015). "Sanderson's Dinner, 10th October 2015, Lancing College" (PDF). lancingcollege.co.uk. Lancing College. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ a b "Edward Luce: Chief US Commentator, Financial Times". cityage.org. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Myths large and small". economist.com. The Economist. 26 May 2012.
- ^ a b Luce, Edward (2007). In Spite of The Gods: The Rise of Modern India (1st Anchor Books ed.). New York: Anchor Books. p. i. ISBN 978-1-4000-7977-3. OCLC 632079998.
- ^ Luce, Edward (2013). Time to Start Thinking: America in the Age of Descent. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0802121431. OCLC 847780946.
- ^ Luce, Edward (2018). The Retreat of Western Liberalism. Grove Press. ISBN 978-0802128195. OCLC 1038065132.
- ^ Rosen, Rana (20 December 2007). "Priya Basu - She lobbies governments to ensure that the poor have a chance". livemint.com. Livemint.
- ^ Thomas, O'Gorman (14 June 2017). "The Healing Power of Kindness and Food" (PDF). insideonline.com. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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