Silvia Cartwright
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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.
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 on April 4, 2001. She is expected to end her term on August 4, 2006. She will be succeeded by Anand Satyanand.Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal
Silvia Cartwright has been appointed to sit as one of two international judges on Trial Chamber of the Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal. She was appointed by Cambodia's Supreme Council of Magistracy.Personal
She is married to Peter Cartwright.See also: Politics of New Zealand
External links and references
- [Governor-General of New Zealand]
- [Notice of extension of term (govt.nz)] ("Prime Minister Helen Clark said The Queen had agreed to extend the Governor-General's term until 4 August 2006.")
- [Cartwright appointed Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal trial judge]
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