Tony Newton
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The Right Honourable The Lord Newton of Braintree OBE PC DL |
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Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council |
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In office 11 April 1992 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | John MacGregor |
| Succeeded by | Ann Taylor |
| Secretary of State for Social Security | |
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In office 23 July 1989 – 11 April 1992 |
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| Prime Minister |
Margaret Thatcher John Major |
| Preceded by | John Moore |
| Succeeded by | Peter Lilley |
| Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster | |
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In office 25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth Baker |
| Minister of State for Health | |
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In office 10 September 1986 – 25 July 1988 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Kenneth Clarke |
| Succeeded by | David Mellor |
| Minister of State for Social Security (Minister for the Disabled) | |
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In office 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 |
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| Prime Minister | Margaret Thatcher |
| Preceded by | Rhodes Boyson |
| Succeeded by | John Major |
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Member of Parliament for Braintree |
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In office 28 February 1974 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency Created |
| Succeeded by | Alan Hurst |
| Personal details | |
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29 August 1937 Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 25 March 2012 (aged 74) |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Oxford |
Antony Harold Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree, OBE, PC, DL (29 August 1937 – 25 March 2012) was a British Conservative politician and former Cabinet member. He was the member of Parliament for Braintree from 1974–1997, and was later a member of the House of Lords.
Newton was born in Harwich, Essex. He was educated at Friends School Saffron Walden and Trinity College, Oxford, where he was President of Oxford University Conservative Association and the Union. He unsuccessfully fought Sheffield Brightside in the 1970 General Election. In the 1972 Birthday Honours, Newton was appointed to the Order of the British Empire as an Officer (OBE).
Newton was first elected for the new constituency of Braintree in February 1974 with a majority of 2,001, and successfully retained the seat in the October 1974 general election with a reduced majority of 1,090. The Conservative victory at the 1979 general election boosted his majority dramatically to 12,518, and it increased at every subsequent election to a high of 17,494 at the 1992 general election before his defeat in the Labour landslide at the 1997 general election.
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