Silvia Cartwright

Silvia Cartwright

Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright, PCNZM, DBE, QSO, DStJ (née Poulter) (born 7 November 1943) was the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand.

She is a graduate of the University of Otago, where she gained her LL.B degree in 1967, and a former student at Otago Girls' High School.

Read more about Silvia Cartwright:  Public Life and Family, Governor-General, Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal, Styles and Honours

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