Boris Johnson

**Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson** HonFRIBA (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and journalist. He was the 55th Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the 16th Leader of the Conservative Party from 23 July 2019 to 5 September 2022.  Johnson was the Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip from 2015 to 2023. He represented the constituency of Henley from 2001 to 2008.

In the 2008 Mayor of London election he was elected as London's second Mayor. He stopped working as mayor to run as an MP for the House of Commons in 2015. In July 2016, Johnson became Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. He resigned this position in July 2018. This was the same day that David Davis resigned as Brexit Secretary.  Jeremy Hunt became the Secretary of State for Foreign affairs and Commonwealth Affairs after Johnson.

## Infobox (officeholder)

- **honorific-prefix**: The Right Honourable
- **name**: Boris Johnson
- **honorific-suffix**: Royal Institute of British Architects, HonFRIBA
- **image**: File:Boris Johnson official portrait (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Official portrait, 2019
- **alt**: Boris Johnson in August 2019
- **office**: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
- **monarch**: Elizabeth II
- **term start**: 24 July 2019
- **term end**: 6 September 2022
- **1blankname**: First Secretary
- **1namedata**: Dominic Raab (2019–2021)
- **predecessor**: Theresa May
- **successor**: Liz Truss
- **office2**: Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party
- **term start2**: 23 July 2019
- **term end2**: 5 September 2022
- **1blankname2**: Chairman of the Conservative Party, Chairman
- **1namedata2**: James Cleverly
Ben Elliot
Amanda Milling
Andrew Stephenson
- **predecessor2**: Theresa May
- **successor2**: Liz Truss
- **office3**: Commonwealth Chair-in-Office
- **1blankname3**: Head of the Commonwealth, Head
- **1namedata3**: Elizabeth II
- **term start3**: 24 July 2019
- **term end3**: 24 June 2022
- **predecessor3**: Theresa May
- **successor3**: Paul Kagame
- **office4**: Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
- **primeminister4**: Theresa May
- **term start4**: 13 July 2016
- **term end4**: 9 July 2018
- **predecessor4**: Philip Hammond
- **successor4**: Jeremy Hunt
- **office5**: 2nd Mayor of London
- **1blankname5**: Deputy Mayor of London, Deputy Mayor
- **term start5**: 4 May 2008
- **term end5**: 9 May 2016
- **predecessor5**: Ken Livingstone
- **successor5**: Sadiq Khan
- **office6**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (UK Parliament constituency), Uxbridge and South Ruislip
- **term start6**: 2015 United Kingdom general election, 7 May 2015
- **term end6**: 12 June 2023
- **predecessor6**: John Randall, Baron Randall of Uxbridge, John Randall
- **successor6**: Steve Tuckwell
- **office7**: Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament
for Henley (UK Parliament constituency), Henley
- **term start7**: 2001 United Kingdom general election, 7 June 2001
- **term end7**: 4 June 2008
- **predecessor7**: Michael Heseltine
- **successor7**: John Howell (politician), John Howell
- **birth name**: Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson
- **birth place**: New York City, New York City, New York, US
- **party**: Conservative Party (UK), Conservative
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 7 or more.
- **education**: Eton College
- **alma mater**: Balliol College, Oxford, Balliol College, University of Oxford
- **signature**: Boris Johnson's signature.svg