Boris Johnson waves from the steps of No. 10 Downing Street after giving a statement in London in July 2019. He had just become prime minister.
A 15-year-old Johnson, right, is seen outside Eton College, a boarding school outside London, in 1979.
Johnson, 21, speaks with Greek Minister for Culture Melina Mercouri in June 1986. Johnson at the time was president of the Oxford Union, a prestigious student society.
Johnson started his career as a journalist. He was fired from an early job at The Times for fabricating a quote. He later became a Brussels correspondent and then an assistant editor for The Daily Telegraph. From 1994 to 2005, he was editor of the weekly magazine The Spectator.
In 2001, Johnson was elected as a member of Parliament. He won the seat in Henley for the Conservative Party.
Johnson looks apologetic after fouling Germany's Maurizio Gaudino during a charity soccer match in Reading, England, in May 2006.
Johnson is congratulated by Conservative Party leader David Cameron, right, after being elected mayor of London in May 2008. Cameron later became prime minister.
Johnson, left, poses with a wax figure of himself at Madame Tussauds in London in May 2009.
Johnson poses for a photo in London in April 2011. He was re-elected as the city's mayor in 2012.
Johnson and his wife, Marina, enjoy the atmosphere in London ahead of the Olympic opening ceremony in July 2012. The couple separated in 2018 after 25 years of marriage.
Johnson gets stuck on a zip line during an event in London's Victoria Park in August 2012.
Johnson waves on London's Wandsworth Bridge as a bike-sharing program was expanded in the city in 2013.
Johnson poses with his father, Stanley, and his siblings, Rachel and Jo, at the launch of his new book in October 2014. Stanley Johnson was once a member of the European Parliament.
Johnson takes part in a charity tug-of-war with British military personnel in October 2015.
Johnson and Michael Gove ride on a "Vote Leave" campaign bus in June 2016.
Johnson kisses a wild salmon while visiting a fish market in London in June 2016. A month earlier, he stepped down as mayor but remained a member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip.
Johnson arrives at a news conference in London in June 2016. During the Brexit referendum that year, he was under immense pressure from Prime Minister Cameron to back the Remain campaign. But he broke ranks and backed Brexit at the last minute.
Johnson sits next to Prime Minister Theresa May during a Cabinet meeting in November 2016. Johnson was May's foreign secretary for two years before resigning over her handling of Brexit.
As foreign secretary, Johnson meets with US House Speaker Paul Ryan in April 2017. Johnson was born in New York City to British parents and once held dual citizenship. But he renounced his US citizenship in 2016.
Johnson launches his Conservative Party leadership campaign in June 2019.
Johnson and Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt take part in the Conservative Leadership debate in June 2019.
Johnson speaks in July 2019 after he won the party leadership vote to become Britain's next prime minister.
Britain's Queen Elizabeth II welcomes Johnson at Buckingham Palace, where she invited him to become Prime Minister and form a new government.
Johnson poses with his dog Dilyn as he leaves a polling station in London in December 2019.
Johnson appears on stage alongside Bobby Smith during the count declaration in London in December 2019.
Johnson's Conservative Party won a majority in the UK's general election, securing his position as Prime Minister.
Johnson and his partner, Carrie Symonds, react to election results from his study at No. 10 Downing Street.
Johnson speaks on the phone with Queen Elizabeth II in March 2020.
In March 2020, Johnson announced in a
video posted to Twitter that he tested positive for the novel coronavirus. "Over the last 24 hours, I have developed mild symptoms and tested positive for coronavirus. I am now self-isolating, but I will continue to lead the government's response via video conference as we fight this virus. Together we will beat this,"
Johnson said. He was later hospitalized after his symptoms had "worsened," according to his office.
Johnson and Chancellor Rishi Sunak, outside of No. 10 Downing Street, join a national applause showing appreciation for health-care workers during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Johnson is seen via video conference as he attends a Covid-19 meeting remotely in March 2020.
After recovering from the coronavirus, Johnson
returned to work in late April 2020.
Johnson and staff members are pictured together with wine at a Downing Street garden in May 2020. In January 2022,
Johnson apologized for attending the event, which took place when Britons were prohibited from gathering due to strict coronavirus restrictions.
Johnson wears a face mask as he visits the headquarters of the London Ambulance Service NHS Trust in July 2020.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sits across from Johnson in the garden of No. 10 Downing Street in July 2020.
14/07/2020. London, United Kingdom. Boris Johnson and Carrie NHS Call.The Prime Minister Boris Johnson and his partner Carrie Symonds with their son Wilfred in the study of No10 Downing Street speaking via zoom to the midwifes that helped deliver their son at the UCLH.
Johnson holds a crab in Stromness Harbour during a visit to Scotland in July 2020.
Johnson is seen with his wife, Carrie, after
their wedding at London's Westminster Cathedral in May 2021. The ceremony, described by PA Media as a "secret wedding," was reportedly held in front of close friends and family, according to several British newspaper accounts.
Johnson and US President Joe Biden speak at Carbis Bay in Cornwall, England, after their bilateral meeting in June 2021. Biden and Johnson were participating in the G7 summit that weekend.
Queen Elizabeth II greets Johnson at Buckingham Palace in June 2021. It was the Queen's first in-person weekly audience with the Prime Minister since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Johnson delivers his keynote speech on the final day of the annual Conservative Party Conference in October 2021.
Johnson and former British prime ministers attend a requiem Mass for Conservative MP David Amess in November 2021. From left are former Prime Ministers John Major, David Cameron and Theresa May, Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle, Home Secretary Priti Patel and Johnson.
Johnson and his wife, Carrie, holding their newborn daughter, Romy, hold video calls in December 2021.
Johnson speaks in the House of Commons in January 2022. He
apologized for attending a May 2020 garden party that took place while the UK was in a hard lockdown to combat the spread of Covid-19. Johnson told lawmakers he believed the gathering to be a work event but that, with hindsight, he should have sent attendees back inside.
Johnson meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv, Ukraine, in April 2022.
Johnson attends the National Service of Thanksgiving at St Paul's Cathedral in London in June 2022. It was part of Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II.
"I think it's an extremely good, positive, conclusive, decisive result which enables us to move on to unite," Johnson said in an interview shortly after surviving a
confidence vote in June 2022.
Johnson leaves No. 10 Downing Street on July 6, a day after
two senior Cabinet ministers quit over Downing Street's handling of the resignation of deputy chief whip Chris Pincher.
At Prime Minister's Questions on July 6, Johnson said "the job of a Prime Minister in difficult circumstances when he has been handed a colossal mandate is to keep going, and that's what I'm going to do."
Johnson announces his resignation in front of No. 10 Downing Street on July 7. "It is clearly now the will of the parliamentary Conservative party that there should be a new leader of that party and therefore a new prime minister," he said.
Johnson speaks outside No. 10 Downing Street on September 6. It was his last day as prime minister.