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Edward Luce

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Mia Horton

Published Feb 17, 2026

Edward Luce is a journalist. In addition to this, he is also an author.

Quick Facts: Edward Luce

NameEdward Luce
BirthdayJune 1, 1968
Age51 Years Old
GenderMale
NationalityBritish
ProfessionJournalist
ParentsRichard Luce and Rose Helen
Married/SingleMarried
WifePriya Basu
TwitterEdward Luce

Edward is mostly known as a chief US commentator at the Financial Times. Apart from that, he also works as a columnist in Washington, D.C. 

Formerly, he has also worked as a South Asia Bureau chief in New Delhi.

Greatly looking forward to moderating a discussion between @PikettyLeMonde and @Chicagobooth‘s Robert Topel on inequality and Covid-19 today at 1pm est.

— Edward Luce (@EdwardGLuce) May 18, 2020

10 Facts About Edward Luce

  1. Edward Luce is a journalist. He was born on the 1st of June 1968. He is 51 years of age.
  2. Luce is a handsome man with a great personality. His approximate height and weight are not known. But judging from his pictures he seems to stand at a decent height with a well-maintained body.
  3. There is no doubt he has earned quite a sum as a journalist. Though he has not disclosed his income or net worth. Looking at his lifestyle we can say that he earns a fortune.
  4. Luce is a married man. He has a gorgeous wife name, Priya Basu. The couples tied their knot in 1994 and are together since then. Further details about the couples are not available.
  5. Edward’s father’s name is Richard Luce and his mother’s name is Rose Helen. He comes from a family of the politician. His father was a conservative politician. His great grandfather was John Luce.
  6. Luce holds a degree in philosophy, politics, and economics and graduated from New College Oxford. He also holds a post-graduation diploma from City University London in newspaper journalism.
  7. The journalist was born and raised in Sussex, United Kingdom. He holds British nationality.
  8. Edward is a chief US commentator in Financial Times and columnist at Washington, D.C. 
  9. Luce is also an author and has written books like In Spite of The Gods, Time To Start Thinking, and The Retreat of Western Liberalism.
  10. Edward is active on Twitter and has 76.7k Twitter followers.