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John Boehner
Official portrait, 2009
53rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
In office January 5, 2011 – October 29, 2015
Preceded by
Nancy Pelosi
Succeeded by
Paul Ryan
House Minority Leader
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2011
Whip
Roy Blunt Eric Cantor
Preceded by
Nancy Pelosi
Succeeded by
Nancy Pelosi
Leader of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 2007 – October 29, 2015
Deputy
Roy Blunt Eric Cantor Kevin McCarthy
Preceded by
Dennis Hastert
Succeeded by
Paul Ryan
House Majority Leader
In office February 2, 2006 – January 3, 2007
Speaker
Dennis Hastert
Whip
Roy Blunt
Preceded by
Roy Blunt (acting)
Succeeded by
Steny Hoyer
Chair of the House Education Committee
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2006
Preceded by
William F. Goodling
Succeeded by
Howard McKeon
Chair of the House Republican Conference
In office January 3, 1995 – January 3, 1999
Leader
Newt Gingrich
Vice Chair
Susan Molinari Jennifer Dunn
Preceded by
Dick Armey
Succeeded by
J. C. Watts
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio's 8th district
In office January 3, 1991 – October 31, 2015
Preceded by
Buz Lukens
Succeeded by
Warren Davidson
Member of the Ohio House of Representatives from the 57th district
In office January 3, 1985 – December 31, 1990
Preceded by
Bill Donham
Succeeded by
Scott Nein
Personal details
Born
John Andrew Boehner
(1949-11-17) November 17, 1949 (age 74) Reading, Ohio, U.S.
Political party
Republican
Spouse
Deborah Gunlack
(m. 1973)
Children
2
Education
Xavier University (BA)
Signature
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Navy
Years of service
1968 (8 weeks)
John Boehner's voice
John Boehner speaks in support of the SKILLS Act Recorded January 27, 2014
John Andrew Boehner (/ˈbeɪnər/BAY-nər;[a][3] born November 17, 1949) is a retired American 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]
^Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 181. ISBN 0-19-508137-4.
^"Biography". Archived from the original on March 12, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
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^"Boehner takes charge as new Congress convenes". CNN. January 5, 2011.
^"John Boehner Joins Squire Patton Boggs, Law Firm Known for Lobbying". Fortune.com. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
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