Newt Gingrich

Newt Gingrich

Newton Leroy Gingrich is an American politician who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district serving north Atlanta and nearby areas from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States. In the 1970s, Gingrich was a professor of history and geography at West Georgia College. He won election to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 1978, the first Republican in the history of Georgia's 6th congressional district to do so. He served as House minority whip from 1989 to 1995. A co-author and architect of the "Contract with America", Gingrich was a major leader in the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional election.

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• Entity:  Infobox

• Born:  Newton Leroy Mcpherson, June 17, 1943, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.s.
• Age:  83 Years
• Political party:  Republican
• Children:  2
• Relatives:  Candace Gingrich (Maternal Half-Sibling)
• Education:  Emory University (Ba), Tulane University (Ma, Phd)
• Preceded by:  Tom Foley
• Succeeded by:  Dennis Hastert
• Born:  17 June 1943
• Wikidata description:  American Politician And Former Speaker Of The United States House Of Representatives
• Wikidata label:  Newt Gingrich
• Wikidata aliases:  Newt Gingrich, Newton Gingrich, Newton L. Ginrich, Newt L. Gingrich

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