| − | '''Alexander Boris De Pfeffel Johnson''' (born New York, June 19, 1964), '''"the [[Führer]]"'''<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/103012f0-df61-11ed-9cc2-0f7e26ed83eb?shareToken=7ddb304dcabad2c2081f0cef0799c196 ‘I’m the Führer, the king’: inside Boris Johnson’s chaotic world], Anthony Seldon, ''[[The Times|Sunday Times]]''. April 21 2023.</ref> is a former Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] and leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]], serving between July 2019 and September 2022. Previously, he served as Mayor of [[London]] from May 2008 to May 2016 and as UK Foreign Minister from July 2016 to July 2018. He is a noted supporter of [[Brexit]], though he also holds [[left-wing]] and [[neoconservative]] positions on certain issues such as [[abortion]], "[[climate change]]" and [[homosexuality]]. Johnson defeated incumbent London mayor [[Ken Livingstone]] in 2008 and was succeeded by [[Sadiq Khan]], the first [[Muslim]] mayor of any European capital. Observers in the media have noted Johnson's effective public speaking skills.<ref>Hayward, Freddie; Faulconbridge, Guy (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-language/boris-johnsons-magniloquent-tongue-reaps-political-gold-linguists-say-idUSKCN1UI1LV Boris Johnson's magniloquent tongue reaps political gold, linguists say]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> | + | '''Alexander Boris De Pfeffel Johnson''' (born New York, June 19, 1964), '''"the [[Führer]]"'''<ref>[https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/103012f0-df61-11ed-9cc2-0f7e26ed83eb?shareToken=7ddb304dcabad2c2081f0cef0799c196 ‘I’m the Führer, the king’: inside Boris Johnson’s chaotic world], Anthony Seldon, ''[[The Times|Sunday Times]]''. April 21 2023.</ref> is a former Prime Minister of the [[United Kingdom]] and leader of the [[Conservative Party (UK)|Tory Party]], serving between July 2019 and September 2022. Previously, he served as Mayor of [[London]] from May 2008 to May 2016 and as UK Foreign Minister from July 2016 to July 2018. He is a noted supporter of [[Brexit]], though he also holds [[left-wing]] and [[neoconservative]] positions on certain issues such as [[abortion]], "[[climate change]]" and [[homosexuality]]. Johnson defeated incumbent London mayor [[Ken Livingstone]] in 2008 and was succeeded by [[Sadiq Khan]], the first [[Muslim]] mayor of any European capital. Observers in the media have noted Johnson's effective public speaking skills.<ref>Hayward, Freddie; Faulconbridge, Guy (July 23, 2019). [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-leader-johnson-language/boris-johnsons-magniloquent-tongue-reaps-political-gold-linguists-say-idUSKCN1UI1LV Boris Johnson's magniloquent tongue reaps political gold, linguists say]. ''Reuters''. Retrieved July 23, 2019.</ref> |
| | Less than 10 months after taking office, Boris Johnson fell victim of the [[CCP virus]] and entered intensive care.<ref>[https://www.ntd.com/uk-prime-minister-johnson-moved-to-intensive-care-as-ccp-virus-symptoms-worsen_452809.html UK Prime Minister Johnson Moved to Intensive Care as CCP Virus Symptoms Worsen], By Jack Phillips, April 6, 2020.</ref> He was fortunate that he was not placed by the hospital employees on a respirator, which is terminal for many [[CCP virus]] patients. Johnson improved without a respirator and was subsequently discharged from the hospital. | | Less than 10 months after taking office, Boris Johnson fell victim of the [[CCP virus]] and entered intensive care.<ref>[https://www.ntd.com/uk-prime-minister-johnson-moved-to-intensive-care-as-ccp-virus-symptoms-worsen_452809.html UK Prime Minister Johnson Moved to Intensive Care as CCP Virus Symptoms Worsen], By Jack Phillips, April 6, 2020.</ref> He was fortunate that he was not placed by the hospital employees on a respirator, which is terminal for many [[CCP virus]] patients. Johnson improved without a respirator and was subsequently discharged from the hospital. |