John Andrew Boehner (pronounced /ˈbeɪnər/, BAY-nər; born November 17, 1949) is a conservative Republican American politician who is currently serving as the House Minority Leader in the 111th Congress. He serves as a U.S. Representative from Ohio's 8th congressional district, which includes several rural and suburban areas near Cincinnati and Dayton and a small portion of Dayton itself.

John Boehner was born in Cincinnati to Mary Anne (Hall) and Earl Henry Boehner as one of 12 brothers and sisters. He has lived in Southwest Ohio his entire life. He graduated from Cincinnati's Moeller High School in 1968, when US involvement in the Vietnam War was at its peak. Boehner enlisted in the United States Navy, but was honorably discharged after eight weeks for medical reasons (bad back). He earned his bachelor's degree in business from Xavier University in Cincinnati in 1977. He subsequently accepted a position with Nucite Sales, a small sales business in the packaging and plastics industry, where he eventually became president of the firm.

He and his wife Debbie have been married since 1973. They live in the Wetherington section of West Chester Township. They have two daughters, Lindsay and Tricia.