Background
Newton, Antony Harold was born in 1937.
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Antony Harold Newton
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Student, Friends' School, Saffron Walden. Student, Trinity College, Oxford.
Career
Head, Economic section Conservative Research Department, England, 1965-1970, assistant director England, 1970-1974. Assistant government Whip England, 1979-1981. Lord Commander Her Majesty Treasurer, 1981-1982.
Parly under-secretary state for social security, 1982-1984. Minister for the disabled, 1983-1984. Minister of state for social security and the disabled, 1984-1986.
Minister of state for health, 1986-1988. Chairman National Health Service Management Board, 1986-1988. Chancellor Duchy of Lancaster, 1988-1989.
Minister of trade and industry, 1988-1989. Secretary state for social security, 1989-1992. Lord President of Council, Leader of House of Commons, 1992-1997.
Chairman Coningsby Club, 1965-1966. Member parliament, Braintree, 1974-1997.
Achievements
Membership
Member Oxford University Conservative Association (president 1958), Oxford Union (president 1959), Federation University Conservative and Unionist Association (vice chairman 1959).
Connections
Married Janet Huxley, 1962 (divorced 1986). 2 children; married Patricia Gilthorpe, 1986.
