Boehner, John Andrew

Boehner, John Andrew bā´nər [key], 1949–, American congressman, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives (2011–15), b. Cincinnati. A business executive and a Republican member (1985–90) of the Ohio house of representatives, he first won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990, and became an ally of NewtGingrich. House Republican Conference chairman from 1995 to 1999, he also chaired (2001–6) the House committee on education and the workforce. Boehner subsequently served as House majority leader (2006–7), succeeding TomDeLay,当众议院少数党领袖(2007 - 11)。后e Republicans won control of the House in the 2010 elections, he became House speaker, but divisions in his caucus between more moderate conservatives and those who wanted a stronger antigovernment approach and greater confrontation with theObamaadministration undermined his leadership and ultimately led him (2015) to resign as speaker and retire from the House. He subsequently became a consultant with a Washington law firm.

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