Boris Johnson Biography

Boris Johnson (June 19, 1964) politician of the North American Conservative Party. He was born in New York, United States. His father is Stanley Johnson. His father was part of the family of King George II of Great Britain. Shortly after his birth, they moved to the UK, especially rural Nethercote. For many years he had to undergo surgical procedures because he had hearing problems.

 

With difficulty, he managed to finish his basic studies and begin an academic career at the University of Oxford. Later, he got a vacancy at The Times newspaper, but had a plagiarism problem and was fired. Later, he would go through the Daily Telegraph and The Spectator magazine. His work has been carried out perfectly and one point in his favor is that he handles several languages: French, Italian, German, and Spanish. In The Daily Telegraph in Brussels, he published an article: The Delors Plan to Rule Eastern Europe gave him international recognition in the circle of journalists.

 

In 2001, he was integrated as MP for Henley (Conservative County of Oxfordshire district) in the House of Commons. Years later, he was vice president of the Conservative party, and in it, he was elected to the position of Shadow Minister of University Education. By 2007 the news of his nomination for mayor of London on behalf of the Conservative Party was known. He had the support of the population and defeated the leftist politician: Ken Livingstone. He was re-elected to the position on May 4th, 2012, his popularity grew by managing him at the Olympics that took place in his country.

Johnson is remembered for being one of the main promoters of Brexit, and after the majority of Brits voted to leave the EU in the European referendum (June 23, 2016). His candidacy to replace David Cameron was not accepted, so he decided to support Andrea Leadsom. Later, Theresa May, Prime Minister, appointed him foreign minister in her government. In 2018 he resigned due to the serious crisis in Theresa May’s government and the resignation of the head of Brexit, David Davis. He claimed that he would not support the prime minister’s plans to negotiate a soft break with the European Union.

On May 16th, 2019, Johnson decided to participate in the Conservative leadership elections following Theresa May’s resignation. He competed against Jeremy Hunt and came out the winner. The so-called English Trump has promised to cut taxes and increase investments.