Stanley Johnson (writer)

British politician and writer (1940-)

Stanley Patrick Johnson (born 18 August 1940) is an English-French author. He is also a former Conservative Party politician.

Stanley Johnson
Johnson in 2011
Member of the European Parliament
for Wight and Hampshire East
In office
7 June 1979 – 14 June 1984
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byRichard Simmonds
Personal details
Born
Stanley Patrick Johnson

(1940-08-18) 18 August 1940 (age 83)
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Charlotte Fawcett
(m. 1963; div. 1979)

Jennifer Kidd (m. 1981)
ChildrenBoris
Rachel
Leo
Jo
Julia
Maximilian
MotherIrene Williams
FatherWilfred Johnson
RelativesAli Kemal (grandfather)
Carrie Symonds (daughter-in-law)
Amelia Gentleman (daughter-in-law)
Alma materExeter College, Oxford (BA)
Columbia University

Works change

He served as the Member of the European Parliament for White and East Hampshire from 1979 to 1984. He was also a former World Bank employee and European Commission. He wrote several books on environmental and population issues.

Family change

His six children include former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Boris Johnson, former Member of Parliament and minister Joe Johnson and journalist Rachel Johnson.

References change

  1. "Stanley Johnson". Profile. 4 August 2012. BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 18 January 2014.