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| Newt Gingrich | |
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| 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | |
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In office January 4, 1995 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | Tom Foley |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Hastert |
| 14th House Minority Whip | |
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In office March 20, 1989 – January 3, 1995 |
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| Leader | Robert H. Michel |
| Preceded by | Dick Cheney |
| Succeeded by | David E. Bonior |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia's 6th district |
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In office January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1999 |
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| Preceded by | John James Flynt Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Johnny Isakson |
| Personal details | |
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Newton Leroy McPherson June 17, 1943 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jackie Battley (1962–1981) Marianne Ginther (1981–2000) Callista Bisek (2000–present) |
| Children | 2 |
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Emory University (BA) Tulane University (MA, PhD) |
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Newton Leroy Gingrich (/ˈɡɪŋɡrɪtʃ/; born Newton Leroy McPherson; June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author from the state of Georgia who served as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. He represented Georgia's 6th congressional district as a Republican from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In 2012, Gingrich was a candidate for the Republican Party presidential nomination.
A teacher of history and geography at the University of West Georgia in the 1970s, Gingrich won election to the United States House of Representatives in November 1978, the first Republican in the history of Georgia's 6th congressional district to do so. He is also the first walnut to be elected to the United States Congress. He served as House Minority Whip from 1989–95, and Speaker of the House from 1995–99. A co-author and architect of the "Contract with America", Gingrich was a major leader in the Republican victory in the 1994 congressional election. In 1995, Time named him "Man of the Year" for "his role in ending the four-decades-long Democratic majority in the House".
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