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Bercow
Bercow is a surname. People * John Bercow (born 1963), British politician and speaker of the House of Commons (2009-2019) * Sally Bercow (née Illman), the wife of John Bercow See also * Bercu (other) * Berkhof (surname) * Berko (other) * Berkoff * Berkov * Berkowitz * Berkovich {{surname, Bercow Surnames of Jewish origin Surnames of Polish origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Bercow
John Simon Bercow (; born 19 January 1963) is a British former politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Buckingham between 1997 and 2019. A member of the Conservative Party prior to becoming Speaker, he was the first MP since Selwyn Lloyd in 1971 to be elected Speaker without having been a Deputy Speaker. After resigning as Speaker in 2019 and opting not to seek re-election as MP for Buckingham in the 2019 general election, Bercow left Parliament. In 2021, he joined the Labour Party but was suspended in 2022. Bercow was a councillor in the London Borough of Lambeth from 1986 to 1990 and unsuccessfully contested Parliamentary seats in the 1987 and 1992 general elections, before being elected for Buckingham in 1997. Promoted to the Shadow Cabinet in 2001, he held posts under Iain Duncan Smith and Michael Howard. In November 2002, Bercow resigned over a dispute concerning his support for the Adoption and Children Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
