John Bercow

John Bercow became, improbably, the most globally recognizable parliamentary figure of the Brexit years, all because of how he ran the room. Born 1963 in Edgware, he served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2009 to 2019, his bellowed Order! Order! turning a procedural role into appointment viewing. A Conservative MP for Buckingham before taking the chair, he was a divisive figure, accused of bias and bullying, and I do not pretend that is irrelevant. But as pure theater, the small man with the enormous voice taming a chamber of squabbling MPs was undeniably gripping. Love or loathe him, he made the Commons watchable.

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Name (English)

John Bercow

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・バーコウ

Reading

じょん・ばーこう

Born

January 19, 1963 (age 63)

Origin

Edgware, United Kingdom

Occupation

politician / political scientist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Capricorn / Rabbit

University

University of Essex

Awards & achievements

• James Joyce Awards

• Official sitehttp://www.johnbercow.co.uk
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Bercow
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q263147

Tags

• politician
• political scientist

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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