Boris Johnson
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The Right Honourable Boris Johnson MP |
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| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
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Assumed office 13 July 2016 |
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| Prime Minister | Theresa May |
| Preceded by | Philip Hammond |
| 2nd Mayor of London | |
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In office 4 May 2008 – 9 May 2016 |
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| Deputy |
Richard Barnes Victoria Borwick Roger Evans |
| Preceded by | Ken Livingstone |
| Succeeded by | Sadiq Khan |
| Shadow Minister for Higher Education | |
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In office 6 December 2005 – 16 July 2007 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Stephen O'Brien |
| Succeeded by | Rob Wilson |
| Shadow Minister for the Arts | |
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In office 14 April 2004 – 17 November 2004 |
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| Leader | Michael Howard |
| Shadowing | Estelle Morris |
| Preceded by | Gerald Howarth |
| Succeeded by | Tony Baldry |
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Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip |
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Assumed office 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Randall |
| Majority | 10,695 (23.9%) |
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Member of Parliament for Henley |
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In office 9 June 2001 – 4 June 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Heseltine |
| Succeeded by | John Howell |
| Personal details | |
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Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson 19 June 1964 New York City |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
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| Children | 5 |
| Residence | 1 Carlton Gardens |
| Alma mater | Balliol College, Oxford |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Website | Commons website |
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson PC MP (born 19 June 1964), known as Boris Johnson, is a British politician, popular historian, author, and journalist. He has been UK Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs since July 2016 and a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Uxbridge and South Ruislip constituency since May 2015. He had previously been an MP for the Henley constituency from 2001 to 2008 and was later Mayor of London from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, Johnson identifies as a "one-nation conservative" and has been associated with both economically and socially liberal policies.
Born in New York City to wealthy upper-middle class English parents, Johnson was educated at the European School of Brussels, Ashdown House School, and Eton College. He studied Classics at Balliol College, Oxford, where he was elected president of the Oxford Union in 1986. Beginning his career in journalism at The Times before being sacked for inventing a quote, he later became The Daily Telegraph's Brussels correspondent, with his articles exerting a strong influence on growing Eurosceptic sentiment among the British right-wing. He was assistant editor from 1994 to 1999 before taking the editorship of The Spectator from 1999 to 2005. Joining the Conservatives, he was elected MP for Henley in 2001, and under Michael Howard and David Cameron he was in the Shadow Cabinet. Mostly adhering to the Conservatives' party line, he nevertheless adopted a more socially liberal stance on issues like LGBT rights in parliamentary votes. Making regular television appearances, writing books, and remaining active in journalism, Johnson became one of the most conspicuous politicians in Britain.
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