Boris Johnson
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Boris Johnson is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 and was a leading figure in the Brexit campaign.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boris Johnson canonical | 122 |
| Prime Minister Boris Johnson | 2 |
| Boris Johnson government | 1 |
| Boris Johnson ruled himself out of the leadership race | 1 |
| Michael Gove | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T39847 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boris Johnson Context triple: [Conservative Party (UK), notableLeader, Boris Johnson]
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A.
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is a British politician and former human rights lawyer who leads the Labour Party and serves as the United Kingdom’s Leader of the Opposition.
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B.
Theresa May
Theresa May is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019.
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C.
David Cameron
David Cameron is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and led the country’s Conservative Party during that period.
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D.
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham is a British Labour Party politician who serves as the Mayor of Greater Manchester and is known for his advocacy on regional devolution and social justice issues.
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E.
Edward Heath
Edward Heath was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and led the country into the European Economic Community.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boris Johnson Target entity description: Boris Johnson is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 and was a leading figure in the Brexit campaign.
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A.
Keir Starmer
Keir Starmer is a British politician and former human rights lawyer who leads the Labour Party and serves as the United Kingdom’s Leader of the Opposition.
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B.
Theresa May
Theresa May is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019.
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C.
David Cameron
David Cameron is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 and led the country’s Conservative Party during that period.
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D.
Andy Burnham
Andy Burnham is a British Labour Party politician who serves as the Mayor of Greater Manchester and is known for his advocacy on regional devolution and social justice issues.
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E.
Edward Heath
Edward Heath was a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974 and led the country into the European Economic Community.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (75)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British politician
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Conservative Party politician ⓘ former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ human ⓘ |
| campaignRole | Vote Leave figurehead ⓘ |
| child |
Cassia Peaches Johnson
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Frank Alfred Odysseus Johnson ⓘ Lara Lettice Johnson-Wheeler ⓘ Milo Arthur Johnson ⓘ Romy Iris Charlotte Johnson ⓘ Theodore Apollo Johnson ⓘ
linked to:
Milo Arthur Johnson
Wilfred Lawrie Nicholas Johnson ⓘ |
| citizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1964-06-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Balliol College, Oxford
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Eton College ⓘ |
| employer |
The Daily Telegraph
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The Spectator ⓘ |
| familyName | Johnson ⓘ |
| father | Stanley Johnson ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy | Classics ⓘ |
| fullName | Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson ⓘ |
| givenName |
Alexander
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Boris ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Privy Council of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
linked to:
Privy Council
|
| mother | Charlotte Johnson Wahl ⓘ |
| notableFor | leading figure in the Brexit campaign ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Johnson’s Life of London
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Seventy-Two Virgins ⓘ The Churchill Factor ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryGroup | European Research Group (associated) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| politicalParty | Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Editor of The Spectator
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First Lord of the Treasury ⓘ Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom ⓘ Leader of the Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ Mayor of London ⓘ Member of Parliament for Henley ⓘ Member of Parliament for Uxbridge and South Ruislip ⓘ Minister for the Civil Service ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism ⓘ |
| religiousBackground | Roman Catholic (childhood) ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| sibling |
Jo Johnson
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Leo Johnson ⓘ Rachel Johnson ⓘ |
| spouse |
Allegra Mostyn-Owen
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Carrie Johnson ⓘ Marina Wheeler ⓘ |
| supportedPosition | United Kingdom withdrawal from the European Union ⓘ |
| termEnd |
Editor of The Spectator:2005
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Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom:2018-07-09 ⓘ Leader of the Conservative Party (UK):2022-09-05 ⓘ MP for Henley:2008-06-04 ⓘ MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip:2024-05-30 ⓘ Mayor of London:2016-05-09 ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom:2022-09-06 ⓘ |
| termStart |
Editor of The Spectator:1999
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Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom:2016-07-13 ⓘ Leader of the Conservative Party (UK):2019-07-23 ⓘ MP for Henley:2001-06-07 ⓘ MP for Uxbridge and South Ruislip:2015-05-07 ⓘ Mayor of London:2008-05-04 ⓘ Prime Minister of the United Kingdom:2019-07-24 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boris Johnson Description of subject: Boris Johnson is a British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022 and was a leading figure in the Brexit campaign.
Referenced by (127)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Boris Johnson
linked to: Boris Johnson
linked to: Boris Johnson
subject linked to:
Henley constituency
subject linked to:
Henley constituency