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My Take
What strikes me about Stanley Johnson is how full a life he packed in before most people ever heard his surname in another context. Born in Penzance in 1940, he sat in the European Parliament for Wight and Hampshire East, worked for the World Bank and the European Commission, and then turned to writing about environment and population. The 2015 RSPB Medal tells me the ornithology and conservation streak was genuine, not a footnote. I find people like him interesting precisely because the public career and the private passion pull in the same direction. The bird-watching ex-MEP feels like a very particular British type.
Overview
Stanley Patrick Johnson (born 18 August 1940) is a British and French author and former politician who was a member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Wight and Hampshire East from 1979 to 1984. A former employee of the World Bank and the European Commission, he has written books on environmental and population issues.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Stanley Johnson
- Name (Japanese)
- スタンレー・ジョンソン
- Reading
- すたんれー・じょんそん
- Born
- August 18, 1940 (age 85)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dragon
- Origin
- Penzance, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- politician / ornithologist / eurocrat / writer / environmentalist
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Exeter College
Awards & achievements
- 2015 RSPB Medal
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.