Margaret Guilfoyle

The Honourable Dame Margaret Guilfoyle AC DBE
Minister for Finance
In office 3 November 1980 – 11 March 1983
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Eric Robinson
Succeeded by	John Dawkins
Minister for Social Security
In office 22 December 1975 – 3 November 1980
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Don Chipp
Succeeded by	Fred Chaney
Minister for Education
In office 11 November 1975 – 22 December 1975
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Kim Beazley (senior)
Succeeded by	John Carrick
Senator for Victoria
In office 1 July 1971 – 5 June 1987
Personal details
Born	Margaret Georgina Constance McCartney (1926-05-15)15 May 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Died	11 November 2020(2020-11-11) (aged 94)
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Stanley Guilfoyle ​ (m. 1952)​
Occupation	Accountant

Dame Margaret Georgina Constance Guilfoyle AC DBE (/ˈɡɪlfɔɪl/; née McCartney; 15 May 1926 – 11 November 2020) was an Australian politician who served as a senator for Victoria from 1971 to 1987, representing the Liberal Party. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet-level ministerial portfolio in Australia and served as a minister for the duration of the Fraser government. Guilfoyle was successively Minister for Education (1975), Minister for Social Security (1975–1980) and Minister for Finance (1980–1983). She worked as an accountant before entering politics and in retirement held various positions in the public and non-profit sectors.