Newt Gingrich

ENG: Newton Leroy "Newt" Gingrich (born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 58th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999 and before that, as House Minority Whip. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican member from 1979 until he resigned from Congress, and as speaker, effective January 3, 1999. Gingrich was raised in Hummelstown near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and on military bases where his father was stationed. An author and historian, Gingrich twice ran unsuccessfully for the House in the 1970s during the eight years he was teaching history in college. On his third try, he won a seat in the election of November 1978 and was re-elected ten times. Although elected, Gingrich ...