Matthew Forbes Pottinger is an American former journalist and U.S. Marine Corps officer who served as the United States deputy national security advisor from September 22, 2019, until January 7, 2021.
Matthew Pottinger parents: John Stanley Pottinger, and Gloria Anderson
Matthew was born to his parents John Stanley Pottinger his father and Gloria Anderson his mother. His father John was a renowned American novelist and lawyer.
His father John graduated from Harvard University, continued his studies at Harvard and graduated with a JD from Harvard Law School. He aided the campaign of Robert H. Finch for lieutenant governor of California and held significant roles as a bureaucratic appointee in the Nixon, Ford and Carter Administrations, among other things involving civil rights.
Matthew’s father John met his wife Gloria Anderson in high school, and they married in the year 1965 and had three children together, two sons and a daughter including Matthew. His other children are Paul Pottinger, who is an infectious disease expert at UW Medicine. Also, he was featured on KOMO News several times as a top expert during the COVID-19 pandemic. He works as the Director of the Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Clinic at UW Medical Center Montlake.
His daughter is called Kathryn Pottinger aka Katie. She is of White Plains and just turned 52 in 2022. She and her brother Paul shares the same birthday.
Matthew Pottinger parents nationality
His parents hold an American nationality.
Are Matthew Pottinger parents still together?
His parents are not together. His parents had their divorce in 1975.
Are Matthew Pottinger parents still alive?
No information indicating that his parents are no more which means they are still alive.