In November 1998, the Republican Party announced its resignation as Speaker and Member of the House of Representatives due to its defeat in the mid-term elections.[1-2]
Newt Gingrich
On May 9, 2011, announced to participate in2012 US Presidential Election。[7]On December 24, the Republican primary election in Virginia in March 2012 was not held due to the failure to collect the signatures of a specified number of valid voters within the specified time limit.[8]
On May 2, 2012, it announced its withdrawal from the Republican presidential primary election.[9]
Personal life
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Gingrich married Jackie Betterley, a math teacher in middle school and 7 years older than him in 1963. In 1980, they divorced and had two daughters;[6]Married Mariana Kinzer in 1981;In August 2000, he married Biseko, a member of the staff on Capitol Hill who was 23 years younger than him.[2]
public functions involving foreigners
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From March 27 to 30, 1997, Gingrich visited Beijing, Shanghai and other places in China.After the trip to China, visit Japan.[4]
personal works
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Reviving America (1995)
Hard won Experience and Lessons (1998)
Winning the Future: Contracting with America in the 21st Century[2]
Honors won
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1995 Time Magazine Person of the Year[5]
In 1995, he was elected《times》Weekly Person of the Year[5]
Character events
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In 1997, the group established under Gingrich's initiative used tax free donations for political interests, which violated the tax law of the United States.When the House Ethics Committee investigated the matter, Gingrich also lied to the Ethics Committee.On January 21, 1997, the House of Representatives imposed a fine of $300000 on Gingrich by 395 votes to 28, making him the first speaker of the United States House of Representatives to be severely condemned in history.[2]
In April 1997, Gingrich visited Taiwan after his visit to Japan.During the three hour transition to Taiwan, he crossed the boundaries of the US policy, shouting that if Beijing "uses force", the US will use all necessary means to stop it.In this regard,ClintonThe government issued a statement saying that Gingrich only "speaks on his own behalf", which does not mean that the United States has changed its policy towards Taiwan.Current positionSpokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of ChinaShen GuofangIn this regard, he warned the United States to speak with one voice in foreign policy and condemned Gingrich for making inappropriate statements about the United States' commitment to "protect" Taiwan.《New York Times》The article also directly pointed out that Gingrich's statement of "protecting" Taiwan crossed the boundary of the US policy towards Taiwan.[3-4]
