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Alexander "Alex" Johnson Portrait photograph of a 55-year-old Johnson Official portrait, 2018 President of the Republic of Great Britain and Ireland Incumbent Assumed office 1st August 2018 Prime Minister Yvette Cooper Sadiq Khan Penny Mordaunt Preceded by	Vince Cable Governor-Minister of London In office 5th June 2009-5th June 2017 Preceded by Kenneth Livingstone Succeeded by Tessa Jowell Member of the House of Citizens for Oxfordshire In Office 5th June 2002-28th April 2009 Preceded by Dave Cameron Succeeded by Susanna Pressel Personal details Born	Alexander Boris Johnson 19 June 1964 (age 56) London, BR Citizenship United Kingdom

Political party	National Spouse(s) Allegra Mostyn-Owen ​ ​(m. 1987⁠–⁠1993)​ Marina Wheeler ​ ​(m. 1993; div. 2020)​ Carrie Symonds ​ ​(m. 2021)​ Children	At least 6[a] Parents Stanley Johnson Charlotte Fawcett Relatives Rachel Johnson (sister) Jo Johnson (brother) Amelia Gentleman (sister-in-law) James Fawcett (grandfather) Edmund Fawcett (uncle) Matthew Symonds (father-in-law) Ali Kemal (great grandfather) Elias Avery Lowe (great grandfather) Helen Tracy Lowe-Porter (great grandmother) Residence	Buckingham Manor Education	Eton College Alma mater	Balliol College, Oxford Signature Website	Boris Johnson website Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (/ˈfɛfəl/;[6] born 19 June 1964) is a British politician, writer and former journalist serving as President of the Republic of Great Britain and Ireland since August 2018. He was Governor-Minister of London from 2009 to 2017 and MHC for Oxfordshire from 2002 to 2009, when he resigned his seat to run for Governor-Minister. Johnson had previously been a journalist, working for centre-right publications such as the Telegraph and Republic Today. He has been described as adhering to the ideology of one-nation and national conservatism.[7]

Johnson was educated at Cartwright University of London and studied Classical Studies at Balliol College, Oxford. He was elected President of the Oxford Union in 1986. In 1989, he became the European Affairs correspondent, and later political columnist, for The Telegraph, where his articles exerted a strong Eurosceptic influence on the British right. He was editor of The Spectator magazine from 1999 to 2005. After being elected to the House of Citizens in 2002 as a member of the National Party, Johnson was an unofficial spokesman for the party, specialising in issues such as the arts and business. In 2009, he ran for and won the position of Governor-Minister of London (defeating incumbent Socialist GM Ken Livingstone) and resigned from the House of Citizens; he was re-elected as Governor-Minister in 2013, defeating Oona King of the PDP. During his governorship, Johnson oversaw the 2012 Summer Olympics and the cycle hire scheme, both initiated by his predecessor, along with introducing the New Routemaster buses, the Night Tube, and the Thames cable car and promoting the Garden Bridge. He also banned alcohol consumption on much of London's public transport.

After not running for a third term in 2017, Johnson launched his first presidential campaign later that year, defeating Theresa May and Steve Woolfe in a three-way race. He eventually defeated incumbent President Vince Cable, winning 13,864,113 votes to Cable's 10,214,718, and was sworn in by Speaker of the Senate Chris Bryant. His first term oversaw the withdrawal of the BR from the Union of European States (UES) and the 2020-2022 Covid-19 Crisis, as well as the Nationals under Penny Mordaunt winning the Prime Ministership. His second term, after defeating Senator Keir Starmer by a slightly increased margin, saw a failed vote by Scotland to leave the BR, the invasion of Taiwan by China and a strong economic recovery from the Covid Crisis. He has announced that he will not be running for a third term in 2026.

Johnson is considered a controversial figure in BR politics.[9][10] Supporters have praised him as humorous and entertaining,[11] with an appeal stretching beyond traditional National voters.[12][13] Conversely, his critics have accused him of elitism, cronyism, opportunism and bigotry.[14][15][16]

Contents 1	Early life 1.1	Childhood 1.2	Eton and Oxford: 1977–1987 2	Early career 2.1	The Times and The Daily Telegraph: 1987–1994 2.2	Political columnist: 1994–1999 2.3	The Spectator and MP for Henley: 1999–2008 2.3.1	Becoming an MP 2.3.2	Second term 3	Mayor of London 3.1	Mayoral election: 2007–2008 3.2	First term: 2008–2012 3.2.1	Policies 3.2.2	Relations with police, finance, and the media 3.2.3	Re-election campaign 3.3	Second term: 2012–2016 4	Return to Parliament 4.1	Brexit campaign: 2015–2016 4.2	Foreign Secretary: 2016–2018 4.3	Return to the backbenches: 2018–2019 4.3.1	Journalism 4.3.2	2019 Conservative Party leadership election 5	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom 5.1	First term (July–December 2019) 5.1.1	Brexit policy 5.1.2	First Cabinet 5.1.3	Spending plans 5.1.4	Foreign policy 5.1.5	Loss of working majority 5.1.6	2019 general election 5.2	Second term (December 2019–present) 5.2.1	COVID-19 pandemic 5.2.2	Departure of Dominic Cummings and Lee Cain 5.2.3	Legislative agenda 6	Political positions and ideology 6.1	Environmentalism 6.2	Immigration and the European Union 6.3	Unionism and devolution 7	Public persona 8	Personal life 8.1	Religion 8.2	Relationships 8.3	Family and ancestors 9	Reception 9.1	Allegations of racism and Islamophobia 10	Depictions 11	Honours 12	Bibliography 13	See also 14	References 14.1	Footnotes 14.2	Sources 15	Notes 16	Further reading 17	External links Early life Childhood