Tony Newton, Baron Newton of Braintree

The Right Honourable The Lord Newton of Braintree OBE PC DL
Newton speaking in the Lords Chamber, ten days before his death.
Leader of the House of Commons Lord President of the Council
In office 11 April 1992 – 2 May 1997
Prime Minister	John Major
Preceded by	John MacGregor
Succeeded by	Ann Taylor
Secretary of State for Social Security
In office 23 July 1989 – 11 April 1992
Prime Minister	Margaret Thatcher John Major
Preceded by	John Moore
Succeeded by	Peter Lilley
Junior ministerial offices 1979–1989 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster In office 25 July 1988 – 24 July 1989 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Kenneth Clarke Succeeded by Kenneth Baker Minister of State for Health In office 10 September 1986 – 25 July 1988 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Kenneth Clarke Succeeded by David Mellor Minister of State for Social Security and the Disabled In office 11 September 1984 – 10 September 1986 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Rhodes Boyson Succeeded by John Major Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Security In office 5 March 1982 – 11 September 1984 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by Lynda Chalker Succeeded by Ray Whitney Lord Commissioner of the Treasury In office 1 October 1981 – 5 March 1982 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Preceded by John Wakeham Succeeded by Alastair Goodlad Assistant Government Whip In office 7 May 1979 – 1 October 1981 Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher
Member of the House of Lords
Lord Temporal
Life peerage 31 October 1997 – 25 March 2012
Member of Parliament for Braintree
In office 28 February 1974 – 8 April 1997
Preceded by	Constituency established
Succeeded by	Alan Hurst
Personal details
Born	(1937-08-29)29 August 1937 Harwich, Essex, United Kingdom
Died	25 March 2012(2012-03-25) (aged 74) Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
Political party	Conservative
Education	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 to 1997, and was later a member of the House of Lords.^[1]