Silvia Cartwright
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Image:Silvia cartwright.jpg Her Excellency Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM DBE (née Poulter) (born November 7, 1943) is New Zealand's second female Governor-General, and as the Queen's representative, lives in Government House in the capital city of Wellington.
She is a graduate of the University of Otago, where she gained her LL B in 1967.
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Public Life
In 1989, she became the first female Chief District Court Judge and in 1993, she was the first woman to be appointed to the High Court.
Prior to her appointment as Governor-General, she was perhaps best known to the public for presiding over a 1988 inquiry into issues related to cervical cancer and its treatment at Auckland's National Women's Hospital, known as the Cartwright Inquiry.
Governor-General
Dame Silvia became Governor-General in April 2001. She is expected to end her term on 4 August, 2006.
Personal
She is married to Peter Cartwright.
See also: Politics of New Zealand
External links and references
- Governor General of New Zealand site
- Notice of extension of term ("Prime Minister Helen Clark said The Queen had agreed to extend the Governor-General's term until 4 August 2006. ")
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