Silvia Cartwright

The Honourable Dame Silvia Cartwright ONZ 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
3rd Chief District Court judge
In office 1989–1993
Preceded by	Peter Trapski
Succeeded by	Ron Young
Personal details
Born	Silvia Rose Poulter (1943-11-07) 7 November 1943 (age 80) Dunedin, New Zealand
Spouse	Peter Cartwright ​ ​ (m. 1969; died 2019)​
Alma mater	University of Otago

Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright ONZ PCNZM DBE QSO DStJ (née Poulter; born 7 November 1943) is a New Zealand jurist who served as the 18th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 2001 to 2006. She was the second woman to hold the office, after Dame Catherine Tizard.