Hon Margaret Wilson
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Hon Margaret Wilson List member, Labour Party Current parliamentary roles Speaker Chairperson - Parliamentary Service Commission Minister Responsible for the Parliamentary Service Chairperson, Business Committee Chairperson, Officers of Parliament Committee Chairperson, Standing Orders Committee Former parliamentary roles Minister of Labour 10 December 1999-26 February 2004 Associate Minister of Justice 10 December 1999-21 December 2004 Attorney-General [Includes responsibility for Serious Fraud Office] 10 December 1999-28 February 2005 Chairperson, Privileges select committee 21 December 1999-18 June 2002 Minister in Charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations 10 December 1999-28 February 2005 Associate Minister of State Services 13 November 2000-15 August 2002 Minister Responsible for the Law Commission 5 June 2001-15 August 2002 Minister for Courts 15 August 2002-19 May 2003 Associate Minister for Courts 19 May 2003-21 December 2004 Acting Minister Responsible for the Law Commission 20 February 2004-26 February 2004 Minister of Commerce 26 February 2004-21 December 2004 Minister for Building Issues 1 November 2004-21 December 2004 Personal details Born 20 May 1947, Gisborne Education/qualifications St Joseph’s School St Dominic’s College, Northcote Morrinsville College LLB (Hons), University of Auckland MJr (First Class), University of Auckland Career Secretary, Legal Employers Union 1970-1971 Law Clerk and Solicitor, Peter Jenkins, Barrister and Solicitor, Auckland 1970-1972 Council Member, Legal Research Foundation 1972-1974 Lecturer and Senior Lecturer, Auckland University Law School 1972-1990 Founding Member, Industrial Relations Society, 1973 Acting Editor, Recent Law, 1974 Founding Editor, New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations 1976-1977 Vice-chairperson / Executive Member, Auckland Branch, Association of University Teachers, AUT Salary Negotiation 1976-1984 Founding Member and President, Women and Law Research Foundation 1977-1979 Member, Committee of the Commission for the Future looking at the individual and the state 1978-1979 Founding Member and Vice President, Auckland Women Lawyers' Association 1984 Member, Advisory Committee to establish the Ministry of Women's Affairs, 1985 Director, Reserve Bank of New Zealand 1985-1989 Chairperson, National Advisory Council on Employment of Women 1987-1991 Convenor, Government Working Party on Equal Pay and Equal Opportunities, 1988 Chairperson, TV3 News Limited 1988-1989 Law Commissioner, Law Commission 1988-1989 Foundation Dean and Professsor of Law, University of Waikato 1990-1999 Member, Advisory Board, Laws of New Zealand 1991 Member, Editorial Board, New Zealand Journal of Industrial Relations, 1994 Member, Advisory Group on restructuring of the Ministry of Justice, 1995 Member, Crown Forestry Rental Trust review team, 1995 Member, Judicial Working Group on Gender Equality 1995-1997 Adviser, Beattie Rickman 1996 Visiting Fellowship, Humanities Research Centre, Australian National University, 1997 Distinguised Member, Auckland District Law Courts, 1997 Chairperson, National Maternity Advisory Committee, 1998 NGO representative to CEDAW Committee, United Nations, 1998 Awards Life Member, Auckland Women Lawyers' Association, 1985 Honorary Doctorate, University of Waikato, 2004 Party activities President, New Zealand Labour Party 1984-1987 Chief Political Adviser and Head of the Prime Minister’s Office 1987-1989 Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment - Dr Jan Wright Dr Jan Wright was sworn in as Commissioner for a five-year term on 5 March 2007. She originally trained as a scientist and graduated from the University of Canterbury as a senior scholar in physics. A developing interest in policy applications of science led her to the University of California at Berkeley where she gained a Masters degree in Energy and Resources, and was involved in pioneering energy efficiency analysis at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. She continued working on energy research on her return to New Zealand, and began to broaden her interests to environment and transport issues. Her next move was to Harvard University where she gained her doctorate in public policy, focusing on medical and environmental decision-making. Her dissertation led to faculty at the Harvard School of Public Health unanimously selecting her as Outstanding Student in Risk and Decision Sciences. On her return to New Zealand, Jan worked as an independent policy and economic consultant, undertaking work for a wide variety of government agencies. She taught policy analysis at Victoria University and was a member of the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council. More latterly she has been active in Crown Entity directorship as chair of Land Transport NZ and Transfund NZ, and as a board member of Transit New Zealand, the Accident Compensation Corporation, and the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority. A skilled communicator, Jan can apply intellectual rigour to complex matters affecting ordinary people. She enjoys thinking about big picture and long-term problems, while being focused on achieving change through small practical steps. She comes to the position of Commissioner at a time of escalating public and political interest in environmental issues, and is particularly interested in the growing alignment between environmental and economic interests. Charles Chauvel List member, Labour Party Current parliamentary roles Parliamentary Private Secretary Chairperson, Finance and Expenditure Committee Member, Justice and Electoral Committee Former parliamentary roles Member, Commerce select committee 2 August 2006-21 February 2007 Member, Government administration select committee 2 August 2006-21 February 2007 Member, Officers of Parliament select committee 21 February 2007-9 November 2007 Member, Regulations review select committee 2 August 2006-9 November 2007 Personal details Born 1969, Gisborne. Of Tahitian, Scots and French descent. Education/qualifications LLB (Hons), Victoria University 1989 Certificate of Health Economics (Merit), Victoria University 1993 MJuris (Distinction), University of Auckland 1994 Certificate in Public International Law, Hague Academy of International Law 1995 Diploma in International Labour Standards, International Training Centre, International Labour Organisation, Turin 2001 Career Barrister and Solicitor, High Court of New Zealand Legal Practitioner, Supreme Court of New South Wales Clerk, Chief Justice 1988 Legal Officer, Northern Hotel Workers’ Union 1989 Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office 1994 Partner, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Lawyers 2000 Community activities Trustee, NZ Aids Foundation 1990-1994 Public Health Commissioner 1994 Member, Public Health Commission Board 1995 Chairperson, NZ Aids Foundation 1995-1996 Member, Pacific Islands People Advisory Group, NZ Public Sector Training Organisation 1996-1997 Member, Editorial Board, Employment Law Bulletin, Lexis-Nexis Butterworths 1999- Member, Editorial Board, Mazengarb’s Employment Law 1999- Trustee, Unicef New Zealand 2000-2002 Member, Employment Law Committee, New Zealand Law Society 2000-2003 Deputy Chairperson, NZ Lotteries Commission Board 2000-2004 Director, Meridian Energy Ltd 2002-2005 Deputy Chairperson, Meridian Energy Ltd 2005 Member, Minter Ellison Rudd Watts Board 2004-2005 Party activities President, Auckland University Labour Club 1987 Chairperson, Princes Street Branch Labour Club 1987 President, Young Labour 1988 Member, New Zealand Council 1989-1991 Member, Party Policy Council 1990 Co-chairperson, Rainbow Labour Sector Council 2005-2006 Tim Barnett Member for Christchurch Central, Labour Party Current parliamentary roles Senior Government Whip Member, Business Committee Member, Standing Orders Committee Former parliamentary roles Associate Spokesperson, Housing 1996-1999 Spokesperson, Human Rights 1996-1999 Chairperson, Justice and electoral select committee 21 December 1999-11 August 2005 Member, Foreign affairs, defence and trade select committee 27 August 2002-11 August 2005 Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister for the Community and Voluntary Sector 14 August 2004- 19 October 2005 Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Minister of Justice on human rights issues 14 August 2004-19 October 2005 Personal details Born 4 August 1958, Britain Education/qualifications BSc (Hons) in Economics (Government), London School of Economics, London -1981 Career Co-organiser, Greenwich Volunteer Bureau, London, UK 1982-1988 Chairperson, National Association of Volunteer Bureaux, UK 1986-1988 Co-ordinator, National Association of Volunteer Bureaux, UK 1988-1989 Executive Director, Stonewall (Lobby) Group 1989-1991 Board Member, Wellington Volunteer Centre 1992-1995 Board Member, NZ AIDS Foundation 1992-1994 Board Member, Canterbury Volunteer Centre 1992-1995 Co-ordinator, Christchurch Community Law Centre 1993-1996 Party activities Involved with the UK Labour Party 1978-1991 Involved with the NZ Labour Party 1991- Councillor, London Borough of Greenwich 1982-1986 Councillor, London Borough of Lewisham 1986-1988 Representative, Northern South Island Region, NZ Labour Party Council 1993-1995 Hon David Parker List member, Labour Party Current parliamentary roles Minister of State Services Minister of Energy Minister for Land Information Minister Responsible for Climate Change Issues Former parliamentary roles Member, Commerce select committee 27 August 2002-26 March 2003 Member, Finance