Peter Cartwright (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.

Peter Cartwright
CNZM QSO CStJ
Cartwright in 2016
Viceregal consort of New Zealand
In office
4 April 2001 – 4 August 2006
Preceded byMary, Lady Hardie Boys
Succeeded bySusan Satyanand
Personal details
Born(1940-05-03)3 May 1940
Dunedin, New Zealand
Died17 April 2019(2019-04-17) (aged 78)
Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse
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(m. 1969)​
OccupationLawyer

Early life and career

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

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.[7]

Honours

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
  1. "Cartwright, Silvia Rose (Hon Dame), 1943–". National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. "Births". Evening Star. 3 May 1940. p. 4. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  3. Taylor, Alister, ed. (2001). New Zealand Who's Who Aotearoa 2001. Auckland: Alister Taylor Publishers. p. 209. ISSN 1172-9813.
  4. "Our patron – Peter Cartwright LLB CNZM QSO CStJ" (PDF). Newsletter. Citizen Advocacy Auckland. September 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. "PM welcomes Governor-General-designate". New Zealand Government. 24 August 2000. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  6. "Trailblazers: Dame Silvia Cartwright". The New Zealand Herald. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  7. "Peter Cartwright death notice". The New Zealand Herald. 18 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  8. "Notice 1120". London Gazette. No. 56147. 14 March 2001. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  9. "Queen's Birthday honours list 2006". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 5 June 2006. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  10. "Queen's Service Order". New Zealand Gazette. No. 92. New Zealand Gazette Office. 3 August 2006. p. 2754. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
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