Newt Gingrich — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as the 50th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999
Bestselling Author, with his writing career dating back to 1984
Co-author and architect of the "Contract with America"
U.S. Representative for Georgia's 6th congressional district from 1979 to 1999
Unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination for president of the United States in 2012
Professor of history and geography at the University of West Georgia from 1970 to 1978
Holds a Ph.D. in European History

Biography

Newt Gingrich is an American politician and author, best known for his tenure as the 50th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Georgia's 6th congressional district, serving north Atlanta and nearby areas, from 1979 until his resignation in 1999. In the 1970s, Gingrich was a professor of history and geography at the University of West Georgia, holding a Ph.D. in European History.

Gingrich won election to the U.