Sarah Newton
{{short description|British politician (born 1961)}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sarah Newton
| honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRSA}}
| party = Conservative
| image = Official portrait of Sarah Newton.jpg
| caption = Official portrait, 2017
| office = Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health
| term_start = 9 November 2017
| term_end = 13 March 2019
| predecessor = Penny Mordaunt
| successor = Justin Tomlinson
| primeminister = Theresa May
| office1 = Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability
| term_start1 = 17 July 2016
| term_end1 = 9 November 2017
| predecessor1 = Karen Bradley{{efn|As Minister of State.}}
| successor1 = Victoria Atkins
| primeminister1 = Theresa May
| office2 = Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
| term_start2 = 10 September 2012
| term_end2 = 11 May 2015
| predecessor2 = Michael Fallon
| successor2 = Robert Halfon
| leader2 = David Cameron
| office3 = Member of Parliament
for Truro and Falmouth
| term_start3 = 6 May 2010
| term_end3 = 6 November 2019
| parliament3 =
| majority3 =
| predecessor3 = Constituency created
| successor3 = Cherilyn Mackrory
| birth_name = Sarah Louise Hick
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1961|07|19}}
| birth_place = Gloucestershire, England
| death_date =
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| relations =
| children = 3
| residence = Mylor, Cornwall
| alma_mater = King's College London
| occupation = Politician
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| website = [http://www.sarahnewton.org.uk Sarah Newton MP]
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Sarah Louise Newton, {{Post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|FRSA}} (née Hick; born 19 July 1961) is a British former politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Truro and Falmouth from 2010 to 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, she served as Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health from 2017 to 2019.
Early life
Born in Gloucestershire, Newton moved to Cornwall at an early age, and attended Marlborough Infants, Clare Terrace Primary School and Falmouth School, where she was elected Head Girl.{{cite web | title = Sarah Newton | url = http://www.cornwallconservatives.com/accessiblepage/3/58/ | website = cornwallconservatives.com | publisher = Cornwall Conservatives | date = 11 May 2010}} {{dead link|date=December 2011}}
Newton read history at King's College London. She completed a master's degree in the United States, studying as a Rotary International Scholar.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/sarah-newton|title=Sarah Newton MP - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}
Professional career
Newton began her career as a marketing officer for businesses including Citibank and American Express. During her six years working for American Express, Newton was responsible for strategic planning, marketing and promotion of the card in the United Kingdom. In the early 1990s, Newton served as the director of Age Concern England.{{Cite web|date=2020-07-31|title=Sarah Newton appointed as new Chair of HSE {{!}} Cornish Stuff|url=https://cornishstuff.com/2020/07/31/sarah-newton-appointed-as-new-chair-of-hse/|access-date=2022-02-09|language=en-US}} After leaving this post, Newton served as a founder and the initial director of The International Longevity Centre.{{cite web |title=About |url=http://www.sarahnewton.org.uk/about-sarah-newton |url-status=live |website=sarahnewton.org.uk |publisher=Sarah Newton |accessdate=30 July 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617235715/http://www.sarahnewton.org.uk/about-sarah-newton |archivedate=17 June 2016 |df=dmy-all}}
Political career
Newton was previously a councillor on Merton Council, and served as both chairman and vice-chairman of Wimbledon Conservatives. During her time in Wimbledon, Newton served as the head of Friends of Cannizaro Park.{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/people/sarah-newton|title=Sarah Newton MP - GOV.UK|website=www.gov.uk|language=en|access-date=2018-02-19}}
Newton was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2010 general election. She beat the Liberal Democrat candidate by 435 votes. In 2015 she won re-election with 44% of the overall vote.{{cite news|title=Truro and Falmouth|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001003|website=Election 2015|publisher=BBC|accessdate=21 May 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510203009/http://www.bbc.com/news/politics/constituencies/E14001003|archivedate=10 May 2015|df=dmy-all}} After both elections, Newton was one of four MPs sworn into office after taking their oaths in Cornish.{{cite web | title = Sarah Newton sworn in | url = http://www.magakernow.org.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=46296&p=0 | website = magakernow.org.uk | publisher = MAGA - Sodhva an Taves Kernewek / Cornish Language Office | date = 24 July 2010 }} {{dead link|date=July 2016}}{{cite web | last = Tredhek|url=https://twitter.com/tredhek/status/562626453817139202 |title=MPs Dan Rogerson, Andrew George, Stephen Gilbert & Sarah Newton swore their Oath of Allegiance in Cornish. Will they continue to support it? |publisher=Twitter |date=3 February 2015 |accessdate=30 July 2016 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131015721/https://twitter.com/tredhek/status/562626453817139202 |archivedate=31 January 2016 |df=dmy-all }}
During the 2016 EU membership referendum, Newton was one of several figures from the South West region who signed a statement backing the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign.{{cite news |first=W. B. |last=Gayle |url=http://www.westbriton.co.uk/Rick-Stein-Sarah-Newton-MP-Eden-Project-founder/story-29381070-detail/story.html |title=Rick Stein, Sarah Newton and Eden Project co-founder Tim Smit say Cornwall is better off in the EU |publisher=Local World |newspaper=The West Briton |date=9 June 2016 |accessdate=11 June 2016 }}{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
She became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability in July 2016.{{Cite web|title=Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding) - GOV.UK|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/ministers/parliamentary-under-secretary-of-state--62|access-date=2022-02-09|website=www.gov.uk|language=en}} In November 2017, she became the Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health. In March 2019, she resigned from this role to vote against the government whip on a motion to prevent the United Kingdom from ever leaving the EU without a deal.{{cite web |last1=Timms |first1=Katie |title=Sarah Newton reportedly resigns after no-deal Brexit vote - updates |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/sarah-newton-resigns-live-updates-2643366 |website=Cornwall Live |accessdate=13 March 2019 |date=13 March 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://cornishstuff.com/2019/03/13/last-cornish-minister-resigns-over-brexit-vote/|title=Last Cornish minister resigns over Brexit vote {{!}} {{!}}|date=2019-03-13|website=Cornish Stuff|language=en-US|access-date=2019-03-14}}
Newton did not seek re-election as an MP at the December 2019 general election.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/truro-falmouth-mp-sarah-newton-3477466 |title=Truro and Falmouth MP to stand down after nine years |last=Trewhela |first=Lee |date=2019-10-28 |website=cornwalllive |access-date=2019-12-13}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.businesscornwall.co.uk/news-by-industry/public-sector-news-categories/2019/10/sarah-newton-mp-to-stand-down/ |title=Sarah Newton MP to stand down |last=Eyriey |first=Nick |date=2019-10-29 |website=Business Cornwall |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-13}}
Later career
Newton was appointed Chair of the Health and Safety Executive from 1 August 2020.{{cite web |title=Sarah Newton appointed as new Chair of HSE |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/sarah-newton-appointed-as-new-chair-of-hse |website=thisgov.uk}}
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External links
- [http://www.sarahnewton.org.uk/ Official website]
- [https://www.gov.uk/government/people/sarah-newton Government biography]{{UK MP links | parliament = sarah-newton/4071 | publicwhip = sarah_newton | theywork = sarah_newton}}
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Category:Alumni of King's College London
Category:Politicians from Gloucestershire
Category:Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
Category:Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for constituencies in Cornwall
Category:Female members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for English constituencies
Category:Councillors in the London Borough of Merton
Category:21st-century British women politicians
Category:Politicians from Cornwall
Category:21st-century English women
Category:21st-century English politicians
Category:Women councillors in England