NEWT GINGRICH
Name: Newton Leroy Gingrich
Born: 17 June 1943 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943), served as the Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, Time magazine
selected him as the Person of the Year for his role in leading the Republican
Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of Democratic Party majorities in that
body. During his tenure as Speaker he represented the public face of the
Republican opposition to Bill Clinton.
A college history professor, conservative political leader, and prolific author,
Gingrich twice ran unsuccessfully for the House before first winning a seat in
November 1978. He was re-elected 10 times, and his activism as a member of the
House's Republican minority eventually enabled him to succeed Dick Cheney as
House Minority Whip in 1989. As a co-author of the 1994 Contract with America,
Gingrich was in the forefront of the Republican Party's dramatic success in the
1994 Congressional elections and subsequently was elected Speaker. Gingrich's
leadership in Congress was marked by opposition to many of the policies of the
Clinton Administration, culminating in the impeachment of President Clinton.
Shortly after the 1998 elections, where Republicans lost 5 seats in the House,
Gingrich announced his resignation as Speaker.
After resigning his seat, Gingrich has maintained a career as a political
analyst and consultant and continues to write works related to government and
other subjects, such as historical fiction.
Name: Newton Leroy Gingrich
Born: 17 June 1943 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Newton Leroy Gingrich (born June 17, 1943), served as the Speaker of the United
States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. In 1995, Time magazine
selected him as the Person of the Year for his role in leading the Republican
Revolution in the House, ending 40 years of Democratic Party majorities in that
body. During his tenure as Speaker he represented the public face of the
Republican opposition to Bill Clinton.
A college history professor, conservative political leader, and prolific author,
Gingrich twice ran unsuccessfully for the House before first winning a seat in
November 1978. He was re-elected 10 times, and his activism as a member of the
House's Republican minority eventually enabled him to succeed Dick Cheney as
House Minority Whip in 1989. As a co-author of the 1994 Contract with America,
Gingrich was in the forefront of the Republican Party's dramatic success in the
1994 Congressional elections and subsequently was elected Speaker. Gingrich's
leadership in Congress was marked by opposition to many of the policies of the
Clinton Administration, culminating in the impeachment of President Clinton.
Shortly after the 1998 elections, where Republicans lost 5 seats in the House,
Gingrich announced his resignation as Speaker.
After resigning his seat, Gingrich has maintained a career as a political
analyst and consultant and continues to write works related to government and
other subjects, such as historical fiction.