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'''John Bercow''' (born 19 January 1963) is a British politician who was [[Speaker of the House of Commons]] from 2009 to 2019. Bercow currently serves as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Buckingham since the UK/1997 General Election. Prior to his election as Speaker, he was a [[Conservative Party]] MP.<ref>''[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-october-6-2019-1.5308786/speaker-john-bercow-reflects-on-10-years-of-keeping-british-parliamentarians-in-line-1.5308791 "Speaker John Bercow reflects on 10 years of keeping British parliamentarians in line"]''</ref>
 
'''John Bercow''' (born 19 January 1963) is a British politician who was [[Speaker of the House of Commons]] from 2009 to 2019. Bercow currently serves as the [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) for Buckingham since the UK/1997 General Election. Prior to his election as Speaker, he was a [[Conservative Party]] MP.<ref>''[https://www.cbc.ca/radio/thesundayedition/the-sunday-edition-for-october-6-2019-1.5308786/speaker-john-bercow-reflects-on-10-years-of-keeping-british-parliamentarians-in-line-1.5308791 "Speaker John Bercow reflects on 10 years of keeping British parliamentarians in line"]''</ref>
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In June 2021, he joined [[Keir Starmer]]s [[Labour Party]].<ref>https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/jun/19/john-bercow-defects-to-labour-with-withering-attack-on-johnson</ref>
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Revision as of 13:41, 14 March 2023

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BornJohn Simon Bercow
19 January 1963
Edgware, Middlesex, England
NationalityBritish
ReligionJewish
PartyConservative, Labour

John Bercow (born 19 January 1963) is a British politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019. Bercow currently serves as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham since the UK/1997 General Election. Prior to his election as Speaker, he was a Conservative Party MP.[1]

In June 2021, he joined Keir Starmers Labour Party.[2]


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