Margaret Wright

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Margaret Wright is a Green Party politician, since 2008 a city councillor for Abbey Ward[1] on Cambridge City Council. She was one of the Principal Speakers of the Green Party, a post she held with Darren Johnson, from 1999 to 2003.

She has several times been elected by the Eastern Region of the Green Party to the first place on their list for the European Parliament.[2]

She is a former teacher and from Cambridge.

Margaret has 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. Margaret is the Co-Ordinator and Co-Election agent along with Stephen Lawrence, for Cambridge Green Party[3], she has also served on the national executive of the Green party, relating to international issues and remains a member of the International Committee and the Green Party's MEPs trust.

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.cambridge.gov.uk/ccm/content/council-and-democracy/elections/2008-election-results.en
  2. ^ Eastern Region Green Party
  3. ^ Cambridge Green Party
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Political offices
Preceded by
Jean Lambert		 Principal Speaker of the Green Party of England and Wales
1999–2003		 Succeeded by
Caroline Lucas