People Who Shape Our World - May 9, 2008

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By AmericasNewsToday.Org staff

Newton Leroy Gingrich — born June 17, 1943 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania — 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.

Currently, he is a contributor for Fox News, and frequently appears as a guest on the channel; he has also hosted specials for FNC (Fox News Channel).

Newt Gingrich's Official Site:
http://www.newt.org/.

Article photo: Outside Fox News on North Capitol street in Washington, D.C., where Israeli Ambassador Daniel Ayalon and former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich spoke to the press after the taping of Fox News Sunday on August 6, 2006. Picture provided by Flickr.com's MatthewBradley.


 

 
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