Peter Cartwright | |
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Viceregal consort of New Zealand | |
In office 4 April 2001 – 4 August 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mary, Lady Hardie Boys |
Succeeded by | Susan Satyanand |
Personal details | |
Born | Dunedin, New Zealand | 3 May 1940
Died | 17 April 2019 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 78)
Spouse | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Peter John Cartwright CNZM QSO CStJ (3 May 1940 – 17 April 2019) was a New Zealand lawyer and, as the husband of Dame Silvia Cartwright, viceregal consort of New Zealand between 2001 and 2006.
Born in Dunedin on 3 May 1940, Cartwright was the son of James Patrick Cartwright and Gladys Josephine Cartwright (née Laffey). [1] [2] [3] He was educated as a boarder at St Bede's College in Christchurch, and then studied law at the University of Otago from 1960 to 1965, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws. [3] [4] He went on to become a partner in a law firm in Hamilton as a commercial lawyer. [4] [5]
Cartwright served on the boards of IHC New Zealand and the Donald Beasley Institute, and was chair of the latter for several years. [4] He also chaired the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, the Indecent Publications Tribunal and the Broadcasting Standards Authority, was a member of the Accident Compensation Appeal Authority, and patron of Citizen Advocacy Auckland. [4] [5]
In 1969, Cartwright married Silvia Rose Poulter who, as Silvia Cartwright, became the first female High Court judge in New Zealand, and who was appointed as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand in 2001, serving until 2006. [5] [6]
Cartwright died in Auckland on 17 April 2019 at the age of 78. [7]
In 2001, Cartwright was appointed a Commander of the Order of St John. [8] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services and services to the community, [9] and later that year, at the conclusion of his wife's term as governor-general, he was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service. [10]
Peter Cartwright | |
---|---|
Viceregal consort of New Zealand | |
In office 4 April 2001 – 4 August 2006 | |
Preceded by | Mary, Lady Hardie Boys |
Succeeded by | Susan Satyanand |
Personal details | |
Born | Dunedin, New Zealand | 3 May 1940
Died | 17 April 2019 Auckland, New Zealand | (aged 78)
Spouse | |
Occupation | Lawyer |
Peter John Cartwright CNZM QSO CStJ (3 May 1940 – 17 April 2019) was a New Zealand lawyer and, as the husband of Dame Silvia Cartwright, viceregal consort of New Zealand between 2001 and 2006.
Born in Dunedin on 3 May 1940, Cartwright was the son of James Patrick Cartwright and Gladys Josephine Cartwright (née Laffey). [1] [2] [3] He was educated as a boarder at St Bede's College in Christchurch, and then studied law at the University of Otago from 1960 to 1965, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws. [3] [4] He went on to become a partner in a law firm in Hamilton as a commercial lawyer. [4] [5]
Cartwright served on the boards of IHC New Zealand and the Donald Beasley Institute, and was chair of the latter for several years. [4] He also chaired the Medical Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal, the Indecent Publications Tribunal and the Broadcasting Standards Authority, was a member of the Accident Compensation Appeal Authority, and patron of Citizen Advocacy Auckland. [4] [5]
In 1969, Cartwright married Silvia Rose Poulter who, as Silvia Cartwright, became the first female High Court judge in New Zealand, and who was appointed as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand in 2001, serving until 2006. [5] [6]
Cartwright died in Auckland on 17 April 2019 at the age of 78. [7]
In 2001, Cartwright was appointed a Commander of the Order of St John. [8] In the 2006 Queen's Birthday Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for public services and services to the community, [9] and later that year, at the conclusion of his wife's term as governor-general, he was made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for community service. [10]