Marina Wheeler
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Marina Claire Wheeler (born 5 December 1964) is a British lawyer and writer. As a barrister, she specialises in public law, including human rights, and is a member of the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal. She was appointed Queen's Counsel in 2016. She is the author of The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjab (2020). She was the second wife of former British prime minister Boris Johnson, to whom she was married from 1993 until their divorce in 2020.
Infobox
Prime Minister
Boris Johnson
Preceded by
Philip May
Succeeded by
Carrie Johnson (2021)
Born
Marina Claire Wheeler (1964-12-05) 5 December 1964 (age 61)West Berlin (now Berlin, Germany)
Nationality
British
Spouse
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Children
4
Parent
mw- Charles Wheeler (father)
Education
Bedales School European School, Brussels
Alma mater
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Université libre de Bruxelles
Occupation
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Known for
Queen's Counsel (2016) Author of The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjab (2020)
Tables
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Preceded byPhilip May
Preceded byPhilip May
Unofficial roles
Preceded byPhilip May
Unofficial roles
Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United KingdomDe jure 2019–2020
Unofficial roles
VacantTitle next held byCarrie Johnson
| Unofficial roles | ||
| Preceded byPhilip May | Spouse of the Prime Minister of the United KingdomDe jure 2019–2020 | VacantTitle next held byCarrie Johnson |
References
- Unifresherhttps://unifresher.co.uk/complicated-love-life-meet-boris-johnsons-six-children-and-two-ex-wives/
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/law/2016/jan/22/women-qcs-justine-thornton-marina-wheeler-is-legal-profession-still-sexist
- The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjabhttps://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1147952565
- Sir Charles Wheeler (obituary) at telegraph.co.ukhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080705151419/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/2246935/Charles-Wheeler.html
- The Daily Telegraphhttps://web.archive.org/web/20090810000624/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/borisjohnson/1924866/London-mayor-elections-2008-Family-of-influence-behind-Boris-Johnson.html
- Amit Roy, Boris gets on his bike from The Telegraph of Calcutta, 11 May 2008.https://web.archive.org/web/20110604142215/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080511/jsp/7days/story_9254821.jsp
- Brian Wheeler, The Boris Johnson story dated 4 May 2008 at news.bbc.co.ukhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7376621.stm
- "One Crown Office Row - Barrister Details"https://web.archive.org/web/20080506061256/http://www.1cor.com/1144/?form_668.replyids=48
- 1cor.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160303193038/http://www.1cor.com/668/records/48/Marina%20Wheeler%20PDF%20CV.pdf
- "One Crown Office Row - Article"https://web.archive.org/web/20110707061158/http://www.1cor.com/1158/?form_1155.replyids=19
- Guardian Legal Networkhttps://inforrm.wordpress.com/2016/01/11/news-queens-counsel-appointments-media-lawyers-take-silk/
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-67043606
- The Independenthttps://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/marina-wheeler-profile-the-brains-behind-boris-johnson-a6871006.html
- BBC Newshttps://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/7376621.stm
- BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-45446254
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/pm-reaches-financial-settlement-with-estranged-wife-g8dxvg878
- Tatlerhttps://www.tatler.com/article/boris-johnson-marina-wheeler-divorce-granted-free-to-marry-carrie
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcare/article/i-put-off-test-that-spotted-my-cervical-cancer-says-pm-s-wife-qdnzt7mm3
- The Lost Homestead: My Mother, Partition and the Punjabhttps://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1147952565
- Geo.tvhttps://www.geo.tv/article-183472-London-Mayor-wife-wish-to-visit-amazing-Pakistan
- Tribune.com.pkhttp://tribune.com.pk/story/880168/london-mayor-wife-wish-to-visit-pakistan-soon/
- Royal Society of Literaturehttps://web.archive.org/web/20211216074336/https://rsliterature.org/2021/05/rsl-christopher-bland-prize-2021-shortlist-announced/