Peter Cartwright (lawyer)
Peter Cartwright | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Cartwright in 2016 | |
| 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 | 3 May 1940 Dunedin, New Zealand |
| Died | 17 April 2019 (aged 78) Auckland, New Zealand |
| 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.
Early life and career
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]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]
Honours
[edit]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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cartwright, Silvia Rose (Hon Dame), 1943–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Births". Evening Star. 3 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 209. ISSN 1172-9813.
- ^ a b c d "Our patron – Peter Cartwright LLB CNZM QSO CStJ" (PDF). Newsletter. Citizen Advocacy Auckland. September 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "PM welcomes Governor-General-designate". New Zealand Government. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Trailblazers: Dame Silvia Cartwright". The New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Peter Cartwright death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Notice 1120". London Gazette. No. 56147. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2006". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Queen's Service Order". New Zealand Gazette. No. 92. New Zealand Gazette Office. 3 August 2006. p. 2754. Retrieved 25 April 2019.