Boris Johnson is Britain’s new prime minister, but who is he?

Boris Johnson, or 'BoJo', has been appointed leader of the Conservative party, beating out rival Jeremy Hunt, who was regulated to the position of 'the other guy'.

Boris Johnson, or 'BoJo', has been appointed the leader of the Conservative party, beating out rival Jeremy Hunt, who was regulated to the position of 'the other guy'.

Dr Ben Wellings, a senior lecturer in politics and international relations at Monash University, believes Mr Johnson had the advantage over Mr Hunt because he is more well-known. 

"That counts for a lot. The electorate, which is the Conservative party members, about 160,000 of them recognise him, and they think that he is most likely to get Brexit done by 31 October, and that is really the main issue here."

But who is BoJo? Real name, Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson.