Who did John Bercow replace as Speaker of the House of Commons on june 22nd 2009?
2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election 2009 Speaker of the British House of Commons election The 2009 election of the Speaker of the House of Commons occurred on 22 June 2009 following the resignation of Michael Martin as Speaker during the parliamentary expenses scandal. Martin was the first Speaker since Sir John Trevor in 1695 to be forced out of office. It was the first Speaker election since 11 May 2005, and the first contested election of a Speaker since 23 October 2000. Conservative MP John Bercow was elected as the new speaker, after three rounds of voting. Under the new rules for the election of
John Bercow Representation and Inclusion, which is chaired by Bercow, and cited Bercow's handling of bullying and sexual harassment allegation in Parliament as the reason for doing so. On 16 October 2018, sources close to Bercow stated that he would retire as Speaker of the House of Commons sometime in June or July 2019. John Bercow John Simon Bercow (; born 19 January 1963) is a British politician who has been the Speaker of the House of Commons since June 2009. Prior to his election to Speaker, he was a member of the Conservative Party. A former hardline right-winger who changed his