Margaret Elizabeth Wright (20 February 1940 – 22 June 2012)[1] was a Green Party politician and from 2008 to 2012 a city councillor for Abbey Ward[2] on Cambridge City Council in England. She was one of the Principal Speakers of the Green Party, a post she held with Darren Johnson, from 1999 to 2003.
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 |
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 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, then studied history at Bedford College, London, and teaching at the University of Oxford. Later in life, she also obtained a master's degree in art history from Birkbeck College. She moved to Cambridge with her three children and joined the Ecology Party in 1979, this later becoming the Green Party.[4]
Margaret Wright contested the Cambridge constituency for the Green Party in both 1987 (the first time the Greens contested the seat) and 1997, gaining 1.1% and 1.3% respectively. She was Press Officer for 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
edit- ^ "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