Boris Johnson's tenure as Foreign Secretary

Boris Johnson in his 2016 official portrait
Foreign Secretary 13 July 2016 – 9 July 2018
Party	Conservative
Nominated by	Theresa May
Appointed by	Elizabeth II
← Philip Hammond Jeremy Hunt →

Boris Johnson served as foreign secretary from 2016 until 2018. As a member of Theresa May's government, Johnson was appointed Foreign Secretary on 13 July 2016, shortly after May became prime minister following the resignation of David Cameron. He held the post until he resigned on 9 July 2018 in protest at the Chequers Plan and May's approach to Brexit, and was succeeded by Jeremy Hunt. Notable events of his tenure include the response to the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal, the imprisonment of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and support for the Saudi Arabian–led intervention in Yemen.

After May resigned in May 2019, Johnson won the Conservative leadership election to replace her, serving as Conservative leader and prime minister from July 2019 to September 2022.