Silvia Cartwright

Silvia Cartwright
The Honourable
Dame Silvia Cartwright
PCNZM DBE QSO DStJ
18th Governor-General of New Zealand
In office
4 April 2001 – 4 August 2006
Monarch Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Helen Clark
Preceded by Sir Michael Hardie-Boys
Succeeded by Sir Anand Satyanand
Personal details
Born 7 November 1943 (1943-11-07) (age 68)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Alma mater University of Otago

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.

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Public life and family

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.[1]

Prior to her appointment as Governor-General, she presided 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.

Cartwright has previously served on the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women,[1] and played a major role in the drafting of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women.[2][3]

She is married to Peter Cartwright, CNZM, QSO.

In 2007, in recognition for her work as a lawyer, the Auckland Women Lawyers’ Association established a lecture known as the Dame Silvia Cartwright Lecture Series.[4]

Governor-General

Silvia Cartwright the Fifth Labour Government.

Dame Silvia's term as Governor-General was from 4 April 2001 to 4 August 2006. She was succeeded by Anand Satyanand at midday on 23 August 2006. During the intervening period, Chief Justice Dame Sian Elias was the Administrator of the Government (acting governor-general).[citation needed]

Controversies

On 16 June 2002, Dame Silvia made a speech at the Annual General Meeting of Save The Children's New Zealand branch, in which she criticised section 59 of the Crimes Act 1961, which allowed parents to use "reasonable force" to discipline their children.[5] A number of groups criticised this position, such as the Society for the Promotion of Community Standards[6] – the Monarchist League stated that these comments were "overstepping the mark" for a representative of the Queen,[7] while Green Party MP Sue Bradford welcomed the comments.[8]

On 12 August 2002, in a speech at the opening of the Specialised Applied Research Centre of the Victoria University of Wellington, Dame Silvia questioned whether longer sentences would reduce criminal reoffending rates. This was after the Sentencing Act 2002 and the Parole Act 2002 were passed – Acts for which Dame Silvia granted Royal Assent on 12 July 2002. The Acts introduced mandatory sentences for criminal convictions, and reduced the likelihood of parole.[9] ACT New Zealand MP Stephen Franks was critical of the remarks, stating "I don't think she was regarded as one of the most weighty judges and she's putting herself into a difficult constitutional position by weighing in in this area",[10] as was the Sensible Sentencing Trust. However, Prime Minister Helen Clark defended the Governor-General, stating "One of the challenges for us is we clearly are no longer a dominion of Britain where the Governor-General is exactly like the Queen".[11]

On Waitangi Day 2004, following National leader Don Brash's controversial Orewa Speech on race relations, Dame Silvia controversially gave a different interpretation of the phrase "He iwi tahi tatou".[12]

Following the 2005 general election, former National deputy leader Gerry Brownlee stated that Dame Silvia had not allowed National the chance at forming a government. Brownlee said "I have to publicly say that I have lost respect for the Governor-General and I think it is time we sat down now and started to look at a much more formal constitution for New Zealand". In response, Helen Clark said that the Governor-General followed a "very, very proper process".[13]

Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal

Dame Silvia has been appointed to sit as one of two international judges in the Trial Chamber of the Cambodia Tribunal. She was appointed by Cambodia's Supreme Council of Magistracy.[14]

Styles and honours

She was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1989; upon her retirement from the High Court, she was granted the use of the style "The Honourable" for life; she was made a Principal Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2001; she was awarded the QSO at the State luncheon at Parliament to farewell her on 2 August 2006.

  • Her Honour Judge Silvia Rose Cartwright (1987–1989)
  • Her Honour Chief Judge Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright DBE (1989–1993)
  • The Hon. Justice Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright DBE (1993–2001)
  • The Hon. Justice Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM, DBE (2001–2001)
  • Her Excellency The Hon. Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM, DBE, Governor-General of New Zealand (2001–2006)
  • Her Excellency The Hon. Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM, DBE, QSO, Governor-General of New Zealand (2006–2006)
  • The Hon. Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM, DBE, QSO (2006–)

Dame Silvia Cartwright is an Honorary Member of The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation and a fellow of the Hastings Center, a bioethics research institution in the United States.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ a b "PM welcomes Governor-General-designate". New Zealand Government. 24 August 2000. http://www.beehive.govt.nz/node/8301. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  2. ^ "The Optional Protocol to the Women's Convention: Enabling Women to Claim their Rights at the International Level". Amnesty International. 1997. http://www.amnesty.org/en/library/asset/IOR51/004/1997/en/d76e18e2-e8ee-11dd-a3f5-0b60099daafd/ior510041997en.html. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  3. ^ Silvia Cartwright (1998). "Rights and Remedies: The Drafting of an Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women". Otago Law Review 9: 239. 
  4. ^ Auckland District Law Society – Law News (6 July 2007). "Dame Silvia – making a difference to our world". http://www.adls.org.nz/profession/lawnews/2007/issueno24/ln2401.asp. Retrieved 11 July 2007. [dead link]
  5. ^ Dame Silvia Cartwright (16 June 2002). "Speech to Save the Children AGM". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928045740/http://www.gov-gen.govt.nz/utilities/printspeech.asp?ID=21. Retrieved 23 July 2007. 
  6. ^ "GG's Views On Smacking Kids Attack Family". 18 June 2002. http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0206/S00102.htm. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  7. ^ Monarchist League of New Zealand (November 2002). "Monarchy New Zealand, November 2002". Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. http://web.archive.org/web/20091026234758/http://geocities.com/cox_nz/. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  8. ^ "Violence against children shaping up as election issue". 17 June 2002. http://www.greens.org.nz/searchdocs/PR5368.html. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  9. ^ Dame Silvia Cartwright (12 August 2002). "Speech at the Opening of the Specialised Applied Research Centre Victoria University Wellington". Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070928045749/http://www.gov-gen.govt.nz/utilities/printspeech.asp?ID=39. Retrieved 23 July 2007. 
  10. ^ Television New Zealand (13 August 2002). "Dame Silvia joins sentencing debate". http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/425825/123803. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  11. ^ New Zealand Herald (15 August 2002). "Clark foresees president role". http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=2349518. Retrieved 7 August 2010. 
  12. ^ "Governor-General expected to give different interpretation of Brash's treaty quote". 6 February 2004. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=350&objectid=3547692. Retrieved 23 July 2007. [dead link]
  13. ^ "Brownlee outburst backfires". 9 November 2005. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/story.cfm?c_id=1&ObjectID=10354305. Retrieved 23 July 2007. [dead link]
  14. ^ Government House. "Cartwright appointed Cambodian War Crimes Tribunal trial judge". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927032427/http://www.gg.govt.nz/media/news.asp?type=current&ID=164. Retrieved 11 July 2007. 

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Preceded by
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2001–2006
Succeeded by
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