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Margaret Austin

Politician

Margaret Austin is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Margaret Austin · مارغريت أوستين				[sources]
Other name	Margaret Elizabeth Austin · Margaret Elizabeth Leonard · Margaret Leonard · The Honourable Margaret Austin · The Honourable Margaret Elizabeth Austin				[sources]
Birth date	1933-04-01				[sources]
Place of birth	Dunedin				[sources]
Gender	female				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	New Zealand				[sources]
Citizenship	New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Elizabeth · Margaret				[sources]
Last name	Austin · Leonard				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q16093533				[sources]
Position	Member of the New Zealand Parliament · Minister of Internal Affairs (1990-1990) · chancellor (2000-2005)				[sources]
Education	Christchurch Teachers' College · UCL Institute of Education · University of Canterbury (1953)				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-08-28	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

New Zealand schoolteacher and politician (born 1933)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-08-24

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jack Austin Close Associate	spouse	1955	2005-04-14

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the New Zealand Parliament	-	-

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