Cheating aide Gina Coladangelo quits £15,000 Department of Health board role over affair
Daily MailMatt Hancock's mistress Gina Coladangelo is stepping down from her £15,000 role at the Department of Health after footage of the pair's affair was brought to light. The Hancocks, Gina Coladangelo and Oliver Tress: Timeline reveals how all four link together 1993 : Oliver Tress opens the first Oliver Bonas store on London's Fulham Road : Oliver Tress opens the first Oliver Bonas store on London's Fulham Road 1995 : Matt Hancock starts studying PPE at the same time as Gina Coladangelo at Oxford University, where he also meets his future wife Martha Millar : Matt Hancock starts studying PPE at the same time as Gina Coladangelo at Oxford University, where he also meets his future wife Martha Millar 1998 : Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo graduate from Oxford, where they also worked on studio radio : Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo graduate from Oxford, where they also worked on studio radio 2006 : Matt Hancock marries Martha Millar : Matt Hancock marries Martha Millar 2002 : Gina Coladangelo starts working at lobbying firm Luther Pendragon, where she stays until 2014 : Gina Coladangelo starts working at lobbying firm Luther Pendragon, where she stays until 2014 2011 : Oliver Tress and Gina Coladangelo are believed to have married around this year : Oliver Tress and Gina Coladangelo are believed to have married around this year 2 0 14 : Gina Coladangelo starts working as marketing and communications director at Oliver Bonas : Gina Coladangelo starts working as marketing and communications director at Oliver Bonas 2018 : Matt Hancock becomes Health Secretary : Matt Hancock becomes Health Secretary 2020 : Gina Coladangelo is hired by Matt Hancock as a non-executive director at the Department of Health A former counter-terror investigator had warned there's 'way more' to the story of Matt Hancock being caught in a clinch with his aide 'than the affair it seeks to expose' amid speculation the CCTV camera was hidden in a smoke alarm. The Hancocks, Gina Coladangelo and Oliver Tress: Timeline reveals how all four link together 1995 : Matt Hancock starts studying PPE at the same time as Gina Coladangelo at Oxford University, where he also meets his future wife Martha Millar : Matt Hancock starts studying PPE at the same time as Gina Coladangelo at Oxford University, where he also meets his future wife Martha Millar 1998 : Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo graduate from Oxford, where they also worked on student radio : Matt Hancock and Gina Coladangelo graduate from Oxford, where they also worked on student radio 2006 : Matt Hancock marries Martha Millar : Matt Hancock marries Martha Millar 2002 : Gina Coladangelo starts working at lobbying firm Luther Pendragon, where she stays until 2014 : Gina Coladangelo starts working at lobbying firm Luther Pendragon, where she stays until 2014 2004 : Gina Coladangelo marries London property lawyer Glynn Gibb but their union is short-lived : Gina Coladangelo marries London property lawyer Glynn Gibb but their union is short-lived 2009 : Oliver Tress and Gina Coladangelo are believed to have married at some point in this year : Oliver Tress and Gina Coladangelo are believed to have married at some point in this year 2 0 14 : Gina Coladangelo starts working as marketing and communications director at Oliver Bonas : Gina Coladangelo starts working as marketing and communications director at Oliver Bonas 2018 : Matt Hancock becomes Health Secretary : Matt Hancock becomes Health Secretary September 2020 : Gina Coladangelo is hired by Matt Hancock as a non-executive director at the Department of Health : Gina Coladangelo is hired by Matt Hancock as a non-executive director at the Department of Health May 6, 2021 : Matt Hancock is caught on CCTV kissing Gina Coladangelo The mother of three is a major shareholder - as well as director - of the lobbying firm Luther Pendragon, where she worked from 2002 until June 2014. Gina Coladangelo works as communications director for Oliver Bonas which was founded by her husband Oliver Tress - while also being Health Secretary Matt Hancock's closest aide Gina Coladangelo - left, with illustrator Aysha Awwad at the V&A Summer Party at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London in 2019 and, right, pictured in a feature for the Mail in 2012 in which she talked about returning to work while being a mother Matt Hancock and his wife Martha Hancock are seen in 2010 when he was Conservative candidate for West Suffolk Mr Tress founded Oliver Bonas in London in 1993 with handbags and jewellery he had brought from Hong Kong where his parents lived, and his wife began working there in June 2014 after 11 years at Luther Pendragon. Mr Hancock has been married for 15 years to wife Martha, with whom he has three children Mrs Coladangelo, who is a director and shareholder at lobbying firm Luther Pendragon Matt Hancock smiles and laughs at his alleged lover as they leave the BBC after appearing on the Marr show in June Earlier on Friday, Downing Street said the Prime Minister has accepted Health Secretary Matt Hancock's apology for breaching social distancing guidelines and 'considers the matter closed'.