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Boris Johnson

UK Prime Minister, 2019 to 2022

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Delivered Brexit and led Britain through the early COVID-19 pandemic before resigning over a string of scandals.

Boris Johnson sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: slightly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, leaning tech-optimist on technology and leaning interventionist on interventionism.

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Where Boris Johnson sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomySlightly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureLeaning traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentSlightly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceLeaning strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsLeaning anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismLeaning interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Boris Johnson

Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine, 2019 to present98%Andris Kulbergs Prime Minister of Latvia, 2026 to present98%Sun Yat-sen Founding leader of the Republic of China, 191298%Nicolas Sarkozy President of France, 2007 to 201298%Geert Wilders Dutch politician and leader of the Party for Freedom98%Ferdinand Marcos Jr. President of the Philippines, 2022 to present97%Janez Janša Prime Minister of Slovenia, 2004 to 2008, 2012 to 2013, 2020 to 2022 and 2026 to present97%Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy, 2022 to present97%

People furthest from Boris Johnson

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19409%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 198011%Leo Tolstoy Russian novelist and moral thinker, 1828 to 191011%Petra Kelly German Green co-founder, 1947 to 199213%

Political views closest to Boris Johnson

BonapartismAuthoritarian rule by a popular leader who claims to embody the nation, with plebiscites…97%Economic nationalismUses tariffs, subsidies and industrial policy to protect and grow domestic industry.97%Pan-ArabismSeeks the unity of Arab peoples across state borders and independence from foreign…97%GaullismA French tradition of national independence, a strong presidency and a leading role for…96%

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