Boris Johnson
Prime Minister, United KingdomBirth DetailsJune 19, 1964 | New York City
NationalityBritish
LeaguePolitician
EducationBalliol College, Oxford University
Boris Johnson's Journey So Far ...
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- Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson started his professional career as a management consultant trainee after graduating in 1987.
- Then came a major pivot in his career. For his second, he worked for the British daily The Times as a reporter but was laid off after he concocted a quote for a story.
- Next, he was appointed by The Daily Telegraph in 1989 as their Brussels correspondent; he covered the European Community.
- In 1994, he returned to London and was promoted as an assistant editor of the newspaper.
- The same year, he also started off as a political columnist for a magazine called The Spectator.
- Later, in 1999, he became the editor of the magazine and continued till 2005.
- In 2001, he won the Henely constituency seat for the Conservative party and was elected to the House of Commons in the British Parliament.
- He became the vice-chairman of the party in a couple of years and served as the shadow minister of arts
- He was fired in 2004 when rumours of an affair with a journalist came to light.
- He returned to the parliament the following year and served as the shadow minister for higher education
- After his first stint in the parliament ended, he was elected as the mayor of London in 2008 and retained the position for two consecutive terms till 2016
- He was re-elected in 2015 with the seat of Uxbridge and South Ruislip while he was still serving as the mayor of London.
- In 2016, the then PM Theresa May appointed him as the foreign secretary in her cabinet but he quit in 2018 over differences concerning Brexit.
- He was elected as the leader of the Conservative party on July 23, 2019
- Boris Johnson was officially declared as UK’s new prime minister on July 24, 2019
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- He has authored several books which include The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History, Johnson's Life Of London: The People Who Made The City That Made The World, The Dream of Rome and Lend Me Your Ears: The Essential Boris Johnson
- Apart from English, he is reportedly fluent in Latin, French and Italian
Last Updated: 15/02/2021
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- Lady in the Lake: Check out trailer of mystery-thriller series and details about plot, cast, release schedule, where to watch"Lady in the Lake" follows Maddie Schwarz, a housewife turned investigative journalist, as she probes the mysterious death of Cleo Johnson, an activist in Baltimore's Black community. Their lives intersect in this seven-part mystery-thriller series, premiering on Apple TV+ with two episodes on July 19.
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