The Hon Margaret Wilson is
Parliament's new Speaker. She was confirmed in office by the
Governor-General Dame Silvia Cartwright in a ceremony at
Government House in Wellington this afternoon.
The picture, taken in the
Drawing Room at Government House following the confirmation
ceremony, shows (from left): Dame Silvia Cartwright, Hon
Margaret Wilson, Prime Minister Helen
Clark.
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