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| On 8 May 1993, Wheeler married her childhood friend Boris Johnson, whose divorce had come through a couple of weeks earlier.<ref name=marriagedateperIndy>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/marina-wheeler-profile-the-brains-behind-boris-johnson-a6871006.html|title=Marina Wheeler, profile: The brains behind Boris Johnson|quotation=The Mayor’s wife couldn’t be more different from her husband – but are they on the same side of the EU debate?|date=13 February 2016| author=Andy McSmith|newspaper=]|accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref> They had met again and teamed up together in Brussels, where he was covering the ] for '']''. Their eldest daughter was born on 12 June 1993.<ref name=marriagedateperIndy/> Together they have four children, Lara Lettice, Milo Arthur, Cassia Peaches and Theodore Apollo.<ref name=family/> | On 8 May 1993, Wheeler married her childhood friend Boris Johnson, whose divorce had come through a couple of weeks earlier.<ref name=marriagedateperIndy>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/marina-wheeler-profile-the-brains-behind-boris-johnson-a6871006.html|title=Marina Wheeler, profile: The brains behind Boris Johnson|quotation=The Mayor’s wife couldn’t be more different from her husband – but are they on the same side of the EU debate?|date=13 February 2016| author=Andy McSmith|newspaper=]|accessdate=7 September 2018}}</ref> They had met again and teamed up together in Brussels, where he was covering the ] for '']''. Their eldest daughter was born on 12 June 1993.<ref name=marriagedateperIndy/> Together they have four children, Lara Lettice, Milo Arthur, Cassia Peaches and Theodore Apollo.<ref name=family/> | ||
| In September 2018, Johnson and Wheeler announced that they had separated "some time ago", following continuing allegations of marital infidelity against Johnson.<ref name="EllBad">{{cite news |last=Osborne |first=Samuel |title=Boris Johnson announces divorce from barrister Marina Wheeler after 25 years of marriage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-divorce-marina-wheeler-marriage-brexit-affairs-mp-qc-children-a8526806.html |accessdate=7 September 2018 |newspaper=] |date=7 September 2018}}</ref> It was also announced that divorce proceedings had started.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-politics-johnson-idUSKCN1LN10P|title=Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and wife to divorce|date=2018-09-07|website=Reuters.com|access-date=2019-06-28|language=en}}</ref> | In September 2018, Johnson and Wheeler announced that they had separated "some time ago", following continuing allegations of marital infidelity against Johnson.<ref name="EllBad">{{cite news |last=Osborne |first=Samuel |title=Boris Johnson announces divorce from barrister Marina Wheeler after 25 years of marriage |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/boris-johnson-divorce-marina-wheeler-marriage-brexit-affairs-mp-qc-children-a8526806.html |accessdate=7 September 2018 |newspaper=] |date=7 September 2018}}</ref> It was also announced that divorce proceedings had started.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-politics-johnson-idUSKCN1LN10P|title=Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and wife to divorce|date=2018-09-07|website=Reuters.com|access-date=2019-06-28|language=en}}</ref> They reached a financial settlement in February 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/pm-reaches-financial-settlement-with-estranged-wife-g8dxvg878?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1582028587 |title=PM reaches financial settlement with estranged wife |first=Jonathan |last=Ames |newspaper=The Times |publisher= |date=18 February 2020 |accessdate=18 February 2020}}</ref> | ||
| In August 2019, Wheeler revealed that she was diagnosed with ] earlier in the year and had undergone two operations to be in remission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-put-off-test-that-spotted-my-cervical-cancer-says-pm-s-wife-qdnzt7mm3|title=I put off test that spotted my cervical cancer, says Boris Johnson’s wife Marina Wheeler|publisher=The Times|date=12 August 2019}}</ref> | In August 2019, Wheeler revealed that she was diagnosed with ] earlier in the year and had undergone two operations to be in remission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/i-put-off-test-that-spotted-my-cervical-cancer-says-pm-s-wife-qdnzt7mm3|title=I put off test that spotted my cervical cancer, says Boris Johnson’s wife Marina Wheeler|publisher=The Times|date=12 August 2019}}</ref> | ||
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British lawyer, author and columnistTemplate:Infobox prime ministerial spouse
Marina Claire Wheeler QC (born 18 August 1964) is a British lawyer, author and columnist. 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.
Her husband is Boris Johnson who became British Prime Minister in 2019; however, since 2018, the couple have been separated and are in the process of divorce.
Early life
Marina Claire Wheeler was born to BBC correspondent Sir Charles Wheeler and his second wife, Dip Singh, an Indian Punjabi Sikh; her ancestry goes back to the city of Sargodha in West Punjab, present-day Pakistan, with her maternal family migrating to present-day India after the Partition of India.
She was educated at the European School of Brussels, and then in the early 1980s at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge, where she wrote for the student magazine Cantab.
At the European School, she became friendly with Boris Johnson, later a journalist and politician. Her sister, Shirin Wheeler, is an EU spokeswoman.
Career
After Cambridge, Wheeler returned to Brussels and worked there for four years. In 1987 she was called to the Bar, practising from chambers in London at One Crown Office Row. In her work as a barrister, Wheeler specialises in mental health matters and discrimination claims. In January 2004 she was appointed to the B-Panel of Junior Counsel to the Crown. In 2009, she joined the Bar Disciplinary Tribunal as a barrister member.
Of her legal work, Wheeler has stated:
My own experience, shared by many colleagues, is that a high proportion of discrimination cases we deal with are ill-founded. One colleague puts the figure at more than 60 per cent... Many unregulated advisors make a living bringing discrimination claims, and they do not always seem to have the best interests of the Applicant in mind.
In February 2016, she became a Queen's Counsel.
Family
On 8 May 1993, Wheeler married her childhood friend Boris Johnson, whose divorce had come through a couple of weeks earlier. They had met again and teamed up together in Brussels, where he was covering the European Parliament for The Daily Telegraph. Their eldest daughter was born on 12 June 1993. Together they have four children, Lara Lettice, Milo Arthur, Cassia Peaches and Theodore Apollo.
In September 2018, Johnson and Wheeler announced that they had separated "some time ago", following continuing allegations of marital infidelity against Johnson. It was also announced that divorce proceedings had started. They reached a financial settlement in February 2020.
In August 2019, Wheeler revealed that she was diagnosed with cervical cancer earlier in the year and had undergone two operations to be in remission.
References
- Williams, Zoe (22 January 2016). "New QCs Justine Thornton and Marina Wheeler: Is the legal profession still sexist?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ Osborne, Samuel (7 September 2018). "Boris Johnson announces divorce from barrister Marina Wheeler after 25 years of marriage". The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Murtaza Ali Shah (2015-05-02). "London Mayor, wife wish to visit 'amazing' Pakistan | World". Geo.tv. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- "London mayor, wife wish to visit Pakistan soon - The Express Tribune". Tribune.com.pk. 2015-05-03. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- Sir Charles Wheeler (obituary) at telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Family of influence behind Boris Johnson, 3 May 2008, from The Daily Telegraph at telegraph.co.uk
- Amit Roy, Boris gets on his bike from The Telegraph of Calcutta, May 11, 2008
- Brian Wheeler, The Boris Johnson story dated 4 May 2008 at news.bbc.co.uk
- "Press contacts – Spokesperson's Service" (PDF). Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- "Marina Wheeler" (PDF). 1cor.com.
- "''Guardian Legal Network''". Inforrm.wordpress.com. 2016-01-11. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ Andy McSmith (13 February 2016). "Marina Wheeler, profile: The brains behind Boris Johnson". The Independent. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
The Mayor's wife couldn't be more different from her husband – but are they on the same side of the EU debate?
- "Former British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson and wife to divorce". Reuters.com. 2018-09-07. Retrieved 2019-06-28.
- Ames, Jonathan (18 February 2020). "PM reaches financial settlement with estranged wife". The Times. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- "I put off test that spotted my cervical cancer, says Boris Johnson's wife Marina Wheeler". The Times. 12 August 2019.
External links
- Marina Wheeler, Tribunal Practice - Tips and Tactics, text online at humanrights.org.uk
- Marina Wheeler, The Unruly Article 8, text online at 1cor.com
- Philip Havers QC & Marina Wheeler, Human Rights Update 2005, text online at 1cor.com
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- British columnists
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- British people of Indian descent
- British people of Punjabi descent
- British Queen's Counsel
- British women lawyers
- English barristers
- Living people
- People from Berlin
- People from London
- Queen's Counsel 2001–
- Spouses of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
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