John Boehner

John Boehner
Official portrait, 2009
53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office
January 5, 2011 – October 29, 2015
Preceded byNancy Pelosi
Succeeded byPaul Ryan
House Minority Leader
In office
January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
WhipRoy Blunt
Eric Cantor
Preceded byNancy Pelosi
Succeeded byNancy Pelosi
Leader of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2007 – October 29, 2015
DeputyRoy Blunt
Eric Cantor
Kevin McCarthy
Preceded byDennis Hastert
Succeeded byPaul Ryan
House Majority Leader
In office
February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
SpeakerDennis Hastert
WhipRoy Blunt
Preceded byRoy Blunt (acting)
Succeeded bySteny Hoyer
Chair of the House Education Committee
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2006
Preceded byWilliam F. Goodling
Succeeded byHoward McKeon
Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
LeaderNewt Gingrich
Vice ChairSusan Molinari
Jennifer Dunn
Preceded byDick Armey
Succeeded byJ. C. Watts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 8th district
In office
January 3, 1991 – October 31, 2015
Preceded byBuz Lukens
Succeeded byWarren Davidson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the 57th district
In office
January 3, 1985 – December 31, 1990
Preceded byBill Donham
Succeeded byScott Nein
Personal details
Born
John Andrew Boehner

(1949-11-17) November 17, 1949 (age 75)
Reading, Ohio, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Deborah Gunlack
(m. 1973)
Children2
EducationXavier University (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1968 (8 weeks)

John Andrew Boehner (/ˈbnər/ BAY-nər;[a][3] born November 17, 1949) is an American retired politician who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015.[4] A member of the Republican Party, he served 13 terms as the U.S. representative for Ohio's 8th congressional district from 1991 to 2015. The district included several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton.

Boehner previously served as the House Minority Leader from 2007 until 2011, and House Majority Leader from 2006 until 2007. In January 2011, he was first elected Speaker and then re-elected twice. Boehner resigned from the House of Representatives in October 2015 due to opposition from within the Republican conference.

In September 2016, Squire Patton Boggs, the third-largest lobbying firm in the U.S., announced that Boehner would join their firm. It was also announced that he would become a board member of Reynolds American.[5]

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 181. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
  2. ^ "Biography". Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference bio was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Boehner takes charge as new Congress convenes". CNN. January 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "John Boehner Joins Squire Patton Boggs, Law Firm Known for Lobbying". Fortune.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.


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