Jo Johnson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Jo Johnson

British politician MP

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1971

Place of Birth: London

Profession: politician, journalist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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About Jo Johnson

  • Joseph Edmund Johnson (born 23 December 1971) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Orpington from 2010 to 2019.
  • A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation from July to September 2019, as well as previously from 2015 to 2018.
  • His older brother, Boris Johnson, has been Prime Minister of the United Kingdom since 2019. Johnson was appointed Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit in 2013 by Prime Minister David Cameron.
  • He became Minister of State for the Cabinet Office in 2014 and Universities Minister in 2015.
  • Following the January 2018 cabinet reshuffle, Johnson served as Minister of State for Transport and Minister for London; he resigned in November the same year, citing the failure of the Brexit negotiations to achieve what had been promised by the Vote Leave campaign and his wish to campaign for a referendum on the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
  • In July 2019, he become part of his brother's Cabinet, again as Minister of State for Universities.
  • In September 2019, he resigned from the Cabinet and announced that he would stand down as an MP at the next United Kingdom general election.

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