John Boehner
John Boehner is the 53rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. Born November 17, 1949, in Reading. Positions held include Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives (2001–2006), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2011–2015) and Ohio state representative (1985–1990). Educated at Xavier University and Moeller High School. Awards include Dr. Nathan Davis Award for United States Representatives, Laetare Medal and Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun.
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John Andrew Boehner ( BAY-nər; born November 17, 1949) is an American retired politician and lobbyist who served as the 53rd speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015. 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.
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- Described as
- 53rd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2015
- Other names
- John A. Boehner, John Andrew Boehner
- Born
- November 17, 1949 · 6 references
- Born in
- Reading
- Citizen of
- United States
- Occupation
- politician · 2 references; entrepreneur; businessperson; business executive · 1 reference
- Positions held
- Republican Conference Chairman of the United States House of Representatives (2001–2006); Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2011–2015); Ohio state representative (1985–1990) · 1 reference; United States representative (1991–2015) · 2 references
- Political party
- Republican Party · 1 reference
- Education
- Xavier University (–1977) · 1 reference; Moeller High School (–1968) · 2 references
- Awards
- Dr. Nathan Davis Award for United States Representatives (2016); Laetare Medal (2016) · 1 reference; Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun (2017) · 1 reference
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Military branch
- United States Navy (1968)
- Website
- http://www.johnboehner.com/
- Wikipedias with a page
- 50
Wikidata item Q11702 (wikidata.org/wiki/Q11702), public domain (CC0). Copied November 14, 2026.
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