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Honorary Doctor of Philosophy, 1993
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Deceased 2012

Born in Harwich (1937) and educated in Saffron Walden, Tony Newton read Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Trinity College, Oxford, during which time he was President of Oxford Union. He went on to spend 14 years at the Conservative Research Department before being elected as Member of Parliament for Braintree in 1974, a seat he held until 1997. He served as Secretary of State for Social Security, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and as Lord President of the Council. He was Leader of the House of Commons from 1992 to 1997. He was raised to the peerage in 1997 as Lord Newton of Braintree. He has subsequently chaired a number of public bodies, charitable organisations, inquiries and reviews. Throughout his career he has always maintained a particular focus on social and economic development within the county of Essex.

In 1993 Lord Newton was made an Honorary Doctor of Philosophy.

Areas Of Interest: Politics
Faculty: Arts, Law & Social Sciences
Citation:

"Tony Newton has been the Conservative MP for Braintree since February 1974. Educated at the Friends School, Saffron Walden and Trinity College, Oxford, he graduated in Politics, Philosophy and Economics having, during his time at college, been President of the Oxford Union. He spent some 10 years in the Conservative Research Department's Economics Unit before his election in 1974. Much of his Ministerial and Cabinet career has been in Social Security, Health and the Disabled, although he has also been Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister of Trade and Industry prior to assuming his current responsibilities as Leader of the House of Commons.

Despite his ministerial workload, Tony is renowned as a superb, caring and committed constituency MP and can always be relied upon for the strongest support for Essex projects, which further the economic, social and cultural life of the community.

Today, in particular, the University welcomes the opportunity to thank Tony Newton publicly for the tireless support and encouragement over 15 years which he has given to the goal of establishing Anglia with its strong regional purpose.

It is therefore with great pleasure that the University confers on the Rt Hon Tony Newton the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Philosophy."

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