Margaret Wilson

The Honourable Margaret Wilson DCNZM
Wilson in 2008
27th Speaker of the House of Representatives
In office 3 March 2005 – 8 December 2008
Prime Minister	Helen Clark John Key
Preceded by	Jonathan Hunt
Succeeded by	Lockwood Smith
7th Minister of Commerce
In office 21 February 2004 – 21 December 2004
Prime Minister	Helen Clark
Preceded by	Lianne Dalziel
Succeeded by	Pete Hodgson
30th Attorney-General
In office 10 December 1999 – 28 February 2005
Prime Minister	Helen Clark
Preceded by	Doug Graham
Succeeded by	Michael Cullen
7th Minister of Labour
In office 10 December 1999 – 26 February 2004
Prime Minister	Helen Clark
Preceded by	Max Bradford
Succeeded by	Paul Swain
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Labour Party list
In office 27 November 1999 – 3 October 2008
26th President of the Labour Party
In office 8 September 1984 – 9 November 1987
Vice President	Stu McCaffley
Preceded by	Jim Anderton
Succeeded by	Rex Jones
Personal details
Born	Margaret Anne Wilson (1947-05-20) 20 May 1947 (age 76) Gisborne, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Profession	Academic

Margaret Anne Wilson DCNZM (born 20 May 1947) is a New Zealand lawyer, academic and former Labour Party politician. She served as Attorney-General from 1999 to 2005 and Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2005 to 2008, during the Fifth Labour Government.