Worldwide Guide to Women in
Leadership
Parliament of New Zealand
(female suffrage 1893 - right to stand for election 1918)
Also see New Zealand Ministers
1957-59 Temporary
Acting Speaker
Dame Hilda Ross
As a senior MP from 1945 she from
time to time presided ower the House.
She
was Minister without Portfolio
and Minister for the Welfare of Women and Children
1949-57
and Minister of Social Security
in 1957. She lived (1873-1959)
1985-92 Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives Carol Robyn
Rankin
From 1992 she has been Senior Parliamentary Officer
1988-2002 Deputy Clerk of the House Alisia Short
1993-96 Deputy Chairperson of Committees Marilyn Joy McLauchlan
The title was changed to Assistant Speaker in 1993 when the chairman of
Committees became Deputy Speaker.
1996-98 Assistant Speaker Marie Hasler
Minister of Culture 1998-99
1999-2002 Assistant Speaker (Marjorie) Jill Pettis
2002-05 Deputy Speaker Ann Hartley
2005-08 Assistant Speaker
2005-08
Speaker
Margaret Wilson
President of Labour 1984-87 and Labour MP since 1999.
Attorney General and Minister in charge of Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations
1999-2005,Associate Minister of Justice 1999-2004,
Minister of Labour
1999-2004,
Associate Minister of State Services 1999-2002,
Minister
responsible for the Law Commission
2001-2002, Minister for Courts
2002-2003, Associate Minister for Courts
2003-04, Minister of Commerce, Acting Minister for the Law Commission
and
Minister for Building Issues
in 2004. (b. 1947-).