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Edward Geoffrey Luce (born 1 June 1968) is an English journalist and the ''
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* 1968 births Alumni of New College, Oxford British male journalists British non-fiction writers Living people Financial Times people Younger sons of barons {{UK-journalist-stub
Edward Geoffrey Luce (born 1 June 1968) is an English journalist and the ''Financial Times
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'' chief US commentator and columnist based in Washington, D.C.
Early life and education
Luce is the son of Rose Helen (née Nicholson) andRichard Luce, Baron Luce
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. His father is the former Lord Chamberlain
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to the Queen
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(2000 to 2006), former Governor of Gibraltar
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, a Conservative
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Member of Parliament
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(MP) (1971 to 1992), government minister, and a crossbench
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member of the House of Lords
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. His paternal grandfather is Sir William Luce, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Aden
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, Political Resident in the Gulf and Special Representative to the Foreign Secretary (Lord Home) for Gulf Affairs. His great-uncle is admiral Sir David Luce, First Sea Lord
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(1963–1966). His maternal great-grandfather is vice-admiral Sir Trevylyan Napier, who was the Commander-in-Chief, America and West Indies Station (1919–1920). His first cousin is actress Miranda Hart
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.
Luce completed his secondary education at various boarding schools around Sussex, graduated with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from New College, Oxford
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, in 1990, and received a post-graduate diploma in newspaper journalism from City University, London
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.
Career
Luce's first job was as a correspondent for ''The Guardian
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'' in Geneva, Switzerland.
Luce joined the ''Financial Times'' in 1995 and initially reported from the Philippines, after which he took a one-year sabbatical working in Washington, D.C., as speechwriter for Lawrence Summers
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, then U.S. Treasury Secretary (1999–2001) during the Clinton administration.
Luce was the ''Financial Times''New Delhi
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before he became the paper's chief US commentator and columnist. In connection with his job he hosts interviews which are published on YouTube
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with statesmen and famous businesspeople.
Published works
* * *Personal life
Luce is married toNew Delhi
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-raised Priya Basu.
References
External links
Ed Luce on PBS NewsHour
* 1968 births Alumni of New College, Oxford British male journalists British non-fiction writers Living people Financial Times people Younger sons of barons {{UK-journalist-stub