Margaret Anne Wilson 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.
Margaret Elizabeth Austin is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1996,representing first the Labour Party and then briefly United New Zealand.
Dame Catherine Anne Tizard was a New Zealand politician who served as mayor of Auckland City from 1983 to 1990,and the 16th governor-general of New Zealand from 1990 to 1996. She was the first woman to hold either office.
Dame Frances Helen Wilde is a New Zealand politician,and former Wellington Labour member of parliament,Minister of Tourism and Mayor of Wellington. She was the first woman to serve as Mayor of Wellington. She was chairperson of the Greater Wellington Regional Council from 2007 until 2015,and since 2019 she has chaired the board of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
Dame Miriam Patricia Dell was a New Zealand women's advocate,botanist and schoolteacher. She was the president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand from 1970 to 1974 and the first New Zealand president of the International Council of Women from 1979 to 1984. She established the Committee on Women,the forerunner to New Zealand's Ministry for Women. Her work on promoting women's rights and advancement led to her being appointed a Member of the Order of New Zealand in 1993,New Zealand's highest civilian honour.
Dame Margaret Kerslake Shields was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. She had three terms in the House of Representatives in the 1980s and was afterwards a member of the Greater Wellington Regional Council,including as chairman.
Dame Margaret Clara Bazley is a New Zealand public servant. She began her career as a psychiatric nurse and rose through the ranks to senior leadership positions at psychiatric hospitals and district health boards. In 1978 she became the Director of Nursing at the Department of Health,the chief nursing position in New Zealand and at that time the most senior position in the public service held by a woman,and in 1984 became the first female State Services Commissioner. She subsequently held top positions at the Department of Transport and the Department of Social Welfare.
Sir Hamish Grenfell Hay was a New Zealand politician,who served as Mayor of Christchurch for fifteen years,from 1974 to 1989. He was Christchurch's longest-serving mayor.
Dame Georgina Kamiria Kirby was a New Zealand Māori leader and women's advocate.
Dame Rosanne Philippa Meo is a New Zealand businesswoman based in Auckland.
Dame Patricia Lee Reddy is a New Zealand lawyer and businesswoman who served as the 21st governor-general of New Zealand from 2016 to 2021.
Dame Georgina Kingi is a New Zealand educator who has been principal of the St Joseph's Māori Girls' College since 1987.
Dame Aroha Hōhipera Reriti-Crofts was a New Zealand community worker who was national president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League.
Dame Judith Helen McGregor is a New Zealand lawyer,journalist,public servant and academic. She is currently a full professor at Auckland University of Technology and chairs the WaitematāDistrict Health Board.
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Fish was a New Zealand women's rights campaigner.
Dame Karen Olive Poutasi is a New Zealand government official.
Dame Patricia Mary Harrison is a New Zealand educationalist.
Dame Deirdre Glenna Milne is a New Zealand feminist active from the 1970s and a retired lawyer.
The secretary of the Cabinet is a senior public servant in New Zealand. The Cabinet secretary usually serves concurrently as the clerk of the Executive Council. The secretary is responsible for the impartial recording of Cabinet decisions,and as clerk of the Executive Council they are also a liaison between the Cabinet and the governor-general. The secretary is also responsible to Cabinet as a collective for ensuring the confidentiality of Cabinet proceedings,and the impartial and effective operation of the Cabinet system. The current Cabinet Secretary and Clerk of the Executive Council is Rachel Hayward.
Ruth Elizabeth Harley is a New Zealand theatre,film and television executive.
