Silvia Cartwright

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.

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PCNZM - DBE - November 7 - 1943 - New Zealand - Governor-General - Government House - Wellington

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She is a graduate of the University of Otago, where she gained her LL B in 1967.

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University of Otago - LL B - 1967

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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.

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1989 - 1993 - High Court

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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.

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Dame Silvia became Governor-General in April 2001. She is expected to end her term on 4 August, 2006.

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April - 2001

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She is married to Peter Cartwright.

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