Chris Leitch (Politician) Wife: Who Is Anne Wood?

Anne Wood is the wife of Christopher John Leitch, a New Zealand politician who led the Social Credit Party from 2018 until his death on Jan. 20, 2023.

Leitch and his wife have an interesting history. They were dance partners but went their separate ways before meeting years later and getting married.

Anne Wood, Leitch’s wife and former dance partner travelled to the United Kingdom and studied dance techniques under ballroom A-listers.

As mentioned earlier, they went their separate ways, married other people before meeting again in later life and marrying.

The couple had a child together – a son Andrew.

Leitch, also a dancer, won the Auckland region youth age division competitions and later was the winner of multiple national competitions between the age of 15 and 17.

At age 18, he began teaching dancing as well while still learning himself.

At age 20, Leitch moved to Whangarei where, with the help of his parents, he established his own dance studio named “The John Leitch Dance Studio” covering nine other Northland towns.

Leitch was a life member of the New Zealand Federal Association of Teachers of Dancing, which registered with the New Zealand Council of Dance and was affiliated to both the equivalent Australian association and the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing in London.