?
was born on 18th June 1964. He is now 58 years old.
Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was born on the Upper East side, in City. He only relinquished his US citizenship in 2016.
He is the son of , a former Member of the European Parliament, and , an artist.
Boris Johnsons’ grandfather, Professor , was previously the President of the European Commission for Human Rights between 1972 and 1981.
Johnson has three younger siblings: the journalist Rachel Johnson, the Conservative peer and former minister, Jo Johnson, and Leo Johnson who is a partner at the firm PWC.
All 4 Johnson children attended , with studying at .
was 43 years old when he first became Mayor of London in 2008. He was 52 years old when he became .
When was first elected as a (originally for Henley) in 2001 he was 36 years old.
– How does it compare to other politicians?
became in 2019 at the age of 55
This places Johnson is the middle of the five most recent PMs to take office. He was older than Tony Blair and , but younger than Gordon Brown and at the beginning of their respective premierships.
is two years younger than leader Sir Keir Starmer, who was born in 1962. He is two years older than , the man he beat in the 2019 leadership election.
The is 22 years younger than President Biden of the and 12 years younger than Vladimir Putin.
How much older is Boris than Carrie?
Borris Johnson has been married three times. He married his current in 2021. was born in 1988. The new is 23 years younger than Boris.
Previously as she was then known, became the first unmarried partner to live in .
Such an age gap is not unprecedented in . In the 1950s, there was a similar 23 year age gap between Anthony Eden and his second wife Clarissa.
Does compensate for his age?
is four years older than the average British MP (who is 54 years old).
Nonetheless, as a , Johnson has done his best to create a youthful image through his long, blonde messy hair and stunts that have included getting stuck on a zip wire and tackling a child to the ground in a rugby match.
