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	[[File:John Bercow Senate of Poland 01.JPG\|thumb\|John Bercow]]'''John Bercow''' (born 1963) ~~has been~~ MP for [[Buckingham]] ~~since~~ 1997, and Speaker of the House of Commons ~~since~~ 2009. Before being elected Speaker he sat as a [[Conservative]].		[[File:John Bercow Senate of Poland 01.JPG\|thumb\|John Bercow]]'''John Bercow''' (born 1963) was MP for [[Buckingham]] 1997-2019, and Speaker of the House of Commons 2009-2019. Before being elected Speaker he sat as a [[Conservative]]. In June 2021 he joined the [[Labour]] Party.

	He was born in [[Edgware]] and studied Politics at the [[University of Essex]]. He was a councillor in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] from 1986 to 1990.		He was born in [[Edgware]] and studied Politics at the [[University of Essex]]. He was a councillor in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] from 1986 to 1990.

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	He was born in [[Edgware]] and studied Politics at the [[University of Essex]]. He was a councillor in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] from 1986 to 1990.		He was born in [[Edgware]] and studied Politics at the [[University of Essex]]. He was a councillor in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] from 1986 to 1990.

	In November 2002, when the Labour government introduced the [[Adoption and Children Act]], which would allow unmarried gay and heterosexual couples to adopt children, the Conservative Leader Iain Duncan Smith imposed a three-line whip, requiring Conservative MPs to vote against the bill. In protest, Bercow defied the whips and voted with Labour, saying it should have been a free vote. He then resigned from the front bench.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2396213.stm "Tory resigns over adoption vote" ''BBC News'', 4 November 2002</ref>		In November 2002, when the Labour government introduced the [[Adoption and Children Act 2002\|Adoption and Children Act]], which would allow unmarried gay and heterosexual couples to adopt children, the Conservative Leader Iain Duncan Smith imposed a three-line whip, requiring Conservative MPs to vote against the bill. In protest, Bercow defied the whips and voted with Labour, saying it should have been a free vote. He then resigned from the front bench.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2396213.stm "Tory resigns over adoption vote" ''BBC News'', 4 November 2002</ref>

	In 2010 he was listed as "Politician of the Year" in the [[Stonewall Awards 2010\|Stonewall Awards]].		In 2010 he was listed as "Politician of the Year" in the [[Stonewall Awards 2010\|Stonewall Awards]].

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	In 2010 he was listed as "Politician of the Year" in the [[Stonewall Awards 2010\|Stonewall Awards]].		In 2010 he was listed as "Politician of the Year" in the [[Stonewall Awards 2010\|Stonewall Awards]].

			In 2011 he hosted a reception for the launch of the [[Kaleidoscope Trust]].

	In 2014 he was listed under "Straight Allies" in the [[World Pride Power List 2014\|World Pride Power List]]. The citation said:		In 2014 he was listed under "Straight Allies" in the [[World Pride Power List 2014\|World Pride Power List]]. The citation said:

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[[File:John Bercow Senate of Poland 01.JPG|thumb|John Bercow]]'''John Bercow''' (born 1963) has been MP for [[Buckingham]] since 1997, and Speaker of the House of Commons since 2009. Before being elected Speaker he sat as a [[Conservative]].

He was born in [[Edgware]] and studied Politics at the [[University of Essex]]. He was a councillor in the [[London Borough of Lambeth]] from 1986 to 1990.

In November 2002, when the Labour government introduced the [[Adoption and Children Act]], which would allow unmarried gay and heterosexual couples to adopt children, the Conservative Leader Iain Duncan Smith imposed a three-line whip, requiring Conservative MPs to vote against the bill. In protest, Bercow defied the whips and voted with Labour, saying it should have been a free vote. He then resigned from the front bench.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/2396213.stm "Tory resigns over adoption vote" ''BBC News'', 4 November 2002</ref>

In 2010 he was listed as "Politician of the Year" in the [[Stonewall Awards 2010|Stonewall Awards]].

In 2014 he was listed under "Straight Allies" in the [[World Pride Power List 2014|World Pride Power List]]. The citation said:
:"John Bercow has long been a supporter of equal marriage. He has won the Stonewall award for Politician of the Year for his work to support LGBT equality and is the president of the Kaleidoscope Trust, the charity that works on gay human rights globally."<ref>http://www.worldpridepowerlist.com/celebrate-straight-ally-2014.html World Pride Power List 2014:Straight allies.</ref>

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