University of North Texas 
DFW Series Speaker
Rt Hon Boris Johnson
Writer and Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Rt Hon Boris Johnson served as the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019
to 2022. Johnson previously served as the U.K.’s Foreign Secretary and the Mayor of
London.
Johnson first entered Parliament in 2001. He later served two terms as Mayor of London and oversaw the 2012 Olympic Games in London, commissioned the new Routemaster bus and introduced the now-ubiquitous “Boris Bike” cycle hire scheme.
After returning to Parliament in 2015, Johnson served as Foreign Secretary, prioritizing global development work on girls’ education and women’s empowerment. In 2019, he led the Conservative Party to an historic election victory, winning its largest majority in the House of Commons since 1987 and the highest share of the vote of any party since 1979.
As Prime Minister, Johnson implemented a visionary agenda of domestic policy reform, with a focus on infrastructure, education and technology. He worked to “unite and level up” the country, a major cross-government project to address regional economic and social disparities.
Johnson played an instrumental role in the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union in January 2020, also known as Brexit. Under his leadership, the U.K. restored sovereign control over its borders, economy and lawmaking. Johnson also spearheaded the U.K.’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with his government delivering the fastest vaccine and booster rollouts in Europe, allowing the U.K. economy to reopen and emerge from the global crisis as the fastest growing economy in the G7.
Johnson sits on the International Leadership Council of Washington think-tank the Center for European Policy Analysis and is a member of the International Democracy Union’s Advisory Board.
In addition to his work in politics, Johnson is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor. He is the author of almost a dozen books, from the globally bestselling historical biography of Winston Churchill, “The Churchill Factor,” to his most recent title, “Unleashed,” which is an account of his time in politics. He edited the Spectator magazine for six years and has written for dozens of major publications, including London’s Daily Telegraph. He is also a contributor to the London-based broadcast channel GB News and writes a weekly column for the Daily Mail.
Johnson was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford, and married his wife, Carrie, in May 2021.
Johnson first entered Parliament in 2001. He later served two terms as Mayor of London and oversaw the 2012 Olympic Games in London, commissioned the new Routemaster bus and introduced the now-ubiquitous “Boris Bike” cycle hire scheme.
After returning to Parliament in 2015, Johnson served as Foreign Secretary, prioritizing global development work on girls’ education and women’s empowerment. In 2019, he led the Conservative Party to an historic election victory, winning its largest majority in the House of Commons since 1987 and the highest share of the vote of any party since 1979.
As Prime Minister, Johnson implemented a visionary agenda of domestic policy reform, with a focus on infrastructure, education and technology. He worked to “unite and level up” the country, a major cross-government project to address regional economic and social disparities.
Johnson played an instrumental role in the U.K.’s withdrawal from the European Union in January 2020, also known as Brexit. Under his leadership, the U.K. restored sovereign control over its borders, economy and lawmaking. Johnson also spearheaded the U.K.’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, with his government delivering the fastest vaccine and booster rollouts in Europe, allowing the U.K. economy to reopen and emerge from the global crisis as the fastest growing economy in the G7.
Johnson sits on the International Leadership Council of Washington think-tank the Center for European Policy Analysis and is a member of the International Democracy Union’s Advisory Board.
In addition to his work in politics, Johnson is an award-winning journalist, writer and editor. He is the author of almost a dozen books, from the globally bestselling historical biography of Winston Churchill, “The Churchill Factor,” to his most recent title, “Unleashed,” which is an account of his time in politics. He edited the Spectator magazine for six years and has written for dozens of major publications, including London’s Daily Telegraph. He is also a contributor to the London-based broadcast channel GB News and writes a weekly column for the Daily Mail.
Johnson was educated at Eton College and the University of Oxford, and married his wife, Carrie, in May 2021.
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