For English landowner and heiress, see Sarah, Lady Holte.
Sarah Newton
PartyConservative
OfficeMinister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health
Term start9 November 2017
Term end13 March 2019
PredecessorPenny Mordaunt
SuccessorJustin Tomlinson
Prime ministerTheresa May
Office 1Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability
Term start 117 July 2016
Term end 19 November 2017
Predecessor 1Karen Bradley[a]
Successor 1Victoria Atkins
Prime minister 1Theresa May
Office 2Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
Term start 210 September 2012
Term end 211 May 2015
Predecessor 2Michael Fallon
Successor 2Robert Halfon
Leader 2David Cameron
Office 3Member of Parliament
for Truro and Falmouth
Term start 36 May 2010
Term end 36 November 2019
Predecessor 3Constituency created
Successor 3Cherilyn Mackrory
Birth nameSarah Louise Hick
Birth date19 July 1961 (age 65)
Birth placeGloucestershire, England
SpouseAlan Newton[1]
Alma materKing's College London
OccupationPolitician
WebsiteSarah Newton MP

Sarah Louise Newton, (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.[2]

Newton read history at King's College London. She completed a master's degree in the United States, studying as a Rotary International Scholar.[3]

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.[4] After leaving this post, Newton served as a founder and the initial director of The International Longevity Centre.[5]

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.[6]

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 and 2017 she won re-election but in 2017 with a majority of only 3,800. Following her first two elections Newton was one of four MPs sworn into office after taking their oaths in Cornish.[7][8]

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.[9]

She became Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Crime, Safeguarding and Vulnerability in July 2016.[10] In November 2017, she became the Minister of State for Disabled People, Work and Health.[6] 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.[11][12]

Newton did not seek re-election as an MP at the December 2019 general election.[13][14]

Later career

Newton was appointed Chair of the Health and Safety Executive from 1 August 2020.[15]

Notes

  1. ^ As Minister of State.

References

  1. ^ "Sarah Newton". M.conservatives.com. 12 May 2011. Archived 24 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Sarah Newton". cornwallconservatives.com. Cornwall Conservatives. 11 May 2010. [dead link]
  3. ^ "Sarah Newton MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
  4. ^ "Sarah Newton appointed as new Chair of HSE | Cornish Stuff". 2020-07-31. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  5. ^ "About". sarahnewton.org.uk. Sarah Newton. Archived 17 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  6. ^ "Sarah Newton MP - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2018-02-19.
  7. ^ "Sarah Newton sworn in". magakernow.org.uk. MAGA - Sodhva an Taves Kernewek / Cornish Language Office. 24 July 2010. [dead link]
  8. ^ Tredhek (3 February 2015). "MPs Dan Rogerson, Andrew George, Stephen Gilbert & Sarah Newton swore their Oath of Allegiance in Cornish. Will they continue to support it?". Twitter. Archived 31 January 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
  9. ^ Gayle, W. B. (9 June 2016). "Rick Stein, Sarah Newton and Eden Project co-founder Tim Smit say Cornwall is better off in the EU". The West Briton. Local World. Retrieved 11 June 2016.[dead link]
  10. ^ "Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Minister for Safeguarding) - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2022-02-09.
  11. ^ Timms, Katie (13 March 2019). "Sarah Newton reportedly resigns after no-deal Brexit vote - updates". Cornwall Live. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Last Cornish minister resigns over Brexit vote | |". Cornish Stuff. 2019-03-13. Retrieved 2019-03-14.
  13. ^ Trewhela, Lee (2019-10-28). "Truro and Falmouth MP to stand down after nine years". cornwalllive. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  14. ^ Eyriey, Nick (2019-10-29). "Sarah Newton MP to stand down". Business Cornwall. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
  15. ^ "Sarah Newton appointed as new Chair of HSE". thisgov.uk