John Bercow

The Right Honourable

John Bercow
The Right Honourable; John Bercow
	Bercow in 2009
157th Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
	In office; 22 June 2009 – 4 November 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	See list Gordon Brown ; David Cameron ; Theresa May ; Boris Johnson ;
Deputy	See list First Deputy ; Lindsay Hoyle ; Second Deputy ; Sylvia Heal; (2009–2010) ; Nigel Evans; (2010–2013) ; Eleanor Laing; (2013–2019) ; Third Deputy ; Michael Lord; (2009–2010) ; Dawn Primarolo; (2010–2015) ; Natascha Engel; (2015–2017) ; Rosie Winterton; (2017–2019) ;
Preceded by	Michael Martin
Succeeded by	Lindsay Hoyle
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
	In office; 10 November 2003 – 8 September 2004
Leader	Michael Howard
Preceded by	Caroline Spelman
Succeeded by	Alan Duncan
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
	In office; 18 September 2001 – 23 July 2002
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Preceded by	Oliver Letwin
Succeeded by	Howard Flight
Member of Parliament; for Buckingham
	In office; 1 May 1997 – 4 November 2019
Preceded by	George Walden
Succeeded by	Greg Smith
Chancellor of the University of Essex
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 July 2017
Vice Chancellor	Anthony Forster
Preceded by	Shami Chakrabarti
Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 25 July 2014
Vice Chancellor	Bill Rammell
Preceded by	The Baroness Howells of St Davids
Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for St Leonard's ward
	In office; 1986–1990
Personal details
Born	John Simon Bercow; 19 January 1963 (age 61); Edgware, Middlesex, England
Political party	Labour (2021–present)
Other political; affiliations	Non-affiliated (2009–2019, As Speaker); Conservative (1980–2009, 2019–2021);
Spouse(s)	Sally Illman (m. 2002)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Essex (BA)
Website	Official website
	Bercow's voice from the BBC programme Westminster Hour, 10 January 2010

John Simon Bercow (surname pronounce BER-COE; born 19 January 1963) is a former British politician who was the 157th Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 2009 until 2019. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency of Buckingham from 1997 to 2019.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Helm, Toby (19 June 2021). "John Bercow defects to Labour with withering attack on Johnson". The Observer. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
↑ "10/01/2010". Westminster Hour. 10 January 2010. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

[Helm_2021-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Helm, Toby (19 June 2021). "John Bercow defects to Labour with withering attack on Johnson". The Observer. Retrieved 19 June 2021.

[BBC-b00pnpls-2] "10/01/2010". Westminster Hour. 10 January 2010. BBC Radio 4. Archived from the original on 23 December 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

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The Right Honourable John Bercow
Bercow in 2009

157th Speaker of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom
In office 22 June 2009 – 4 November 2019
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	See list Gordon Brown David Cameron Theresa May Boris Johnson
Deputy	See list First Deputy Lindsay Hoyle Second Deputy Sylvia Heal (2009–2010) Nigel Evans (2010–2013) Eleanor Laing (2013–2019) Third Deputy Michael Lord (2009–2010) Dawn Primarolo (2010–2015) Natascha Engel (2015–2017) Rosie Winterton (2017–2019)
Preceded by	Michael Martin
Succeeded by	Lindsay Hoyle
Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
In office 10 November 2003 – 8 September 2004
Leader	Michael Howard
Preceded by	Caroline Spelman
Succeeded by	Alan Duncan
Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
In office 18 September 2001 – 23 July 2002
Leader	Iain Duncan Smith
Preceded by	Oliver Letwin
Succeeded by	Howard Flight
Member of Parliament for Buckingham
In office 1 May 1997 – 4 November 2019
Preceded by	George Walden
Succeeded by	Greg Smith
Chancellor of the University of Essex
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 July 2017
Vice Chancellor	Anthony Forster
Preceded by	Shami Chakrabarti
Chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 July 2014
Vice Chancellor	Bill Rammell
Preceded by	The Baroness Howells of St Davids
Member of Lambeth London Borough Council for St Leonard's ward
In office 1986–1990

Personal details
Born	John Simon Bercow (1963-01-19) 19 January 1963 (age 61) Edgware, Middlesex, England
Political party	Labour (2021–present)^[1]
Other political affiliations	Non-affiliated (2009–2019, As Speaker) Conservative (1980–2009, 2019–2021)^[1]
Spouse(s)	Sally Illman (m. 2002)
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Essex (BA)
Website	Official website
Bercow's voice from the BBC programme Westminster Hour, 10 January 2010^[2]

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John Bercow

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