Margaret Rosemary Woodgate (born 1 September 1935) is a former Australian politician.
Woodgate was born in
Brisbane. A member of the
Labor Party, she served on
Pine Rivers Shire Council
The Shire of Pine Rivers was a local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as a local government entity from 1888 until 2008, when it ...
from 1985 to 1988 and was a delegate to the Queensland Local Government Conference during that time. In 1989 she was elected to the
Queensland Legislative Assembly as the member for
Pine Rivers
The Shire of Pine Rivers was a Local government in Australia, local government area about north of Brisbane in the Moreton Bay, Queensland, Moreton Bay region of South East Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed as ...
, moving to
Kurwongbah in 1992. She was Temporary Chairman of Committees from 1990 to 1991 and in 1995 was appointed Minister for Family and Community Services. Following the Labor Government's resignation after losing its one-seat majority in 1996 she became Shadow Minister for Families, Community Care and Aboriginal and Islander Affairs, but she resigned from the ministry in 1996 and from parliament in 1997, triggering a
by-election.
References
1935 births
Living people
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Politicians from Brisbane
Queensland local councillors
Australian Labor Party members of the Parliament of Queensland
Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
Women local councillors in Australia
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