Stanley Johnson (writer)
Stanley Patrick Johnson (born 18 August 1940) is a British politician and author, and a noted expert on environmental and population issues. He was a Conservative MEP for Wight & Hampshire East from 1979 to 1984 and is former employee of the World Bank and the European Commission. His eldest son, Boris Johnson, is the current Mayor of London.
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