Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson

Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson

Author	Andrew Gimson
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English
Subject	Biography
Published	18 September 2006 Simon & Schuster
Pages	277 pages
ISBN	0-7432-7584-5
OCLC	70230065

Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006) is a biography of Boris Johnson by Andrew Gimson, which discusses why Boris Johnson joined politics and became an MP. An updated edition was later published in 2008 after Johnson was elected Mayor of London.

Boris Johnson

Born (1964-06-19) 19 June 1964

Education	European School of Brussels I Ashdown House, East Sussex Eton College Balliol College, Oxford Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford

Journalistic career	The Times (1985–86) Express & Star (1986–87) The Daily Telegraph (1987–99) The Spectator (1999–2005)

Political career	Electoral History Member of Parliament for Henley (2001–2008) Mayor of London elected in 2008 2012 Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (2015–present) Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (2016–present)

Books	Friends, Voters, Countrymen (2002) Lend Me Your Ears (2004) The Dream of Rome (2006) Have I Got Views For You (2006) The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History (2014)

Depictions	Boris: The Rise of Boris Johnson (2006) When Boris Met Dave (2009)

Family	Marina Wheeler (wife) Stanley Johnson (father) Charlotte Fawcett (mother) Rachel Johnson (sister) Jo Johnson (brother)

Notable ancestors	James Fawcett (grandfather) Ali Kemal (great-grandfather) Elias Avery Lowe (great-grandfather) H. T. Lowe-Porter (great-grandmother)

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