Margaret Wright (British politician)
Margaret Elizabeth Wright | |
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Principal Speaker of the Green Party | |
| In office 1999–2003 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lambert |
| Succeeded by | Caroline Lucas |
| Cambridge City Councillor for Abbey Ward | |
| In office 1 May 2008 – 3 May 2012 | |
| Preceded by | John Durrant |
| Succeeded by | Richard Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 February 1940 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England |
| Died | 22 June 2012 (aged 72) Cambridge, England |
| Political party | Green Party of England and Wales |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
Margaret Elizabeth Wright (20 February 1940 – 22 June 2012)Principal Speakers of the Green Party, a post she held with Darren Johnson, from 1999 to 2003.
She was several times elected by the Eastern Region of the Green Party to the first place on their list for the European Parliament.[3]
Wright was born in
Ecology Party in 1979, this later becoming the Green Party.[4]
Margaret Wright contested the
Cambridge Green Party,[5]
and also served on the national executive of the Green Party, relating to international issues, and, fluent in French and German, the International Committee.
References
- ^ "Former Green councillor loses battle with cancer". Cambridge News. 22 June 2012. Archived from the original on 16 March 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ 2008 election results Archived 2008-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Eastern Region Green Party Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Green Party Pays Tribute to Margaret Wright, 1940 - 2012", Green Party, 28 June 2012
- ^ Cambridge Green Party
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