Diana Fox Carney (Mark Carney’s Wife) Height, Age, Children, Family, Biography

Bio/Wiki
Birth Name	Diana Lisa Fox
Profession(s)	Economist, Academician, Philanthropist
Famous for	Being the wife of the Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney
Physical Stats
Height (approx.)	5' 8" (173 cm)
Eye Colour	Hazel Green
Hair Colour	Light Ash Blonde
Personal Life
Date of Birth	Year, 1965
Age (as of 2025)	60 Years
Birthplace	Cheltenham, England
Nationality	• British • Canadian
Hometown	Oxford, London
School	• Oxford High School, England • Marlborough College (Joined in 1981)
College/University	• University of Oxford • University of Pennsylvania • Stanford Center for Professional Development
Educational Qualification(s)	• MA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from University of Oxford (October 1984 - June 1987) • MA in International Relations from University of Pennsylvania (September 1987 - May 1988) • MSc in Agricultural Economics from University of Oxford (September 1991 - June 1992) • Certificate in Energy Innovation and Emerging Technologies from Stanford Center for Professional Development
Religion	Christianity
Hobbies	Gardening, Reading, Writing
Controversy	Criticised for Her Housing Remarks In March 2013, she made headlines after tweeting that she and her husband were struggling to find a "suitable" place to live in England, following Mark's appointment as the Governor of the Bank of England. This comment drew criticism from social media users who pointed out that Mark received a housing allowance of $7,700 per week. The British press also labelled her as "anti-capitalist" and an "eco-warrior."
Social Media	• Facebook • LinkedIn
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Mark Carney (Prime Minister of Canada)
Marriage Date	July 1994
Family
Husband/Spouse	Mark Carney (Prime Minister of Canada)
Children	Son- None Daughter(s)- 4 • Sophia Carney • Amelia Carney • Tess Carney • Cleo Carney (studies at Harvard University)
Parents	Father- Christopher Fox (farmer) Mother- Jennifer Atkinson
Siblings	Sister- Lady Rotherwick
Other Relatives	Father-in-law- Robert James Martin Carney (educator) Mother-in-law- Verlie Margaret Carney

Some Lesser Known Facts About Diana Fox Carney

• Diana belongs to a wealthy English family, which is involved in pig farming.

• She spent her early childhood at the Quarwood House in Gloucestershire.

• Diana’s parents parted ways when she was very young.

• After completing her schooling in England, she enrolled at the University of Oxford, where she joined the university’s ice hockey team. She was also a member of Oxford’s skating and shooting club.
  

  A photo of Diana Fox taken when she was in the ice Hockey team at Oxford University

• It was during her time at Oxford that she met Mark Carney; they soon began dating each other. After dating one another for some time, the couple got married in 1994.

• At the University of Oxford, Diana specialised in Third World development.

• She studied at the University of Pennsylvania through the Thouron Scholarship program.

• Thereafter, the couple moved to Toronto, Canada, where they lived for a short while. They then shifted to Ottawa and after a few years, they relocated to London, where her husband, Mark, served as the Governor of the Bank of England.

• In 1994, she was chosen as a Research Associate and a Research Fellow at the Overseas Development Institute in London; she served in the institute till 1998.

• In 1998, she joined the UK Department for International Development (DFID), where she assisted the British government in formulating policies to tackle the rising poverty. As a part of the DFID, she has also served in Eastern and Southern Africa, where she worked closely with various governments.

• She was then appointed as the Senior Advisor at Eurasia Group Ltd. She has also served as a Senior Advisor at BeyondNetZero and Helios Climate.
  

  Diana Fox with her colleagues at an event

• Diana is also considered to be a climate policy expert. According to her, she became enthusiastic about the subject after she lived in Africa and saw the ill effects of climate change on the environment.

• In 2012, she supported the anti-banking Occupy movement and called the British banking structure “rotten and inadequate.”

• In 2020, following his retirement from the post, Diana and Mark moved back to Canada.

• She is a fellow at the Canada-based Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA).

• Diana has also written numerous economics-related articles for the magazine, Corporate Knights.

• She has also worked as a Strategic Adviser in Willis Towers Watson’s Climate and Resilience Hub.

• Diana Fox Carney is a philanthropist and has served as a board member with several international NGOs, including ClientEarth, Save the Children (UK), and the Shell Foundation.

• In 2022, she was invited by The Malburian Club to talk about the challenges of climate change. She gave a speech on the topic, “Climate Change: Progress to Date and Challenges Ahead.”

• She later joined Pi Capital as the executive director.

• Diana Fox has also served as Vice President of Research at Canada 2020, a think tank. There, she worked mostly on energy/environment issues as well as problems around income inequality.

• She has also served as the ambassador of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

• She also runs a website named Eco Products that Work where she sells eco-friendly products to its customers all around the world.

• In January 2025, it was revealed that Eurasia Group, where Diana works, received a $446,210 contract from the Canadian government for “geopolitical research, analysis, and insights” for Natural Resources Canada.

• She is an avid coffee and tea lover. She likes to begin her day by consuming coffee. She also has a kitchen garden, where she likes to work in her free time. She likes growing different types of flowers in it.