Margaret Austin

Margaret Austin
Austin in 2012
23rd Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
9 February 1990 – 2 November 1990
Prime MinisterDavid Lange
Geoffrey Palmer
Preceded byMichael Bassett
Succeeded byGraeme Lee
Member of the New Zealand Parliament
for Yaldhurst
In office
14 July 1984 – 12 October 1996
Preceded byMick Connelly
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Personal details
BornMargaret Elizabeth Leonard
1 April 1933 (1933-04) (age 92)
Dunedin, New Zealand
PartyLabour
United
ProfessionTeacher
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Margaret Elizabeth Austin CNZM CRSNZ (née Leonard; born 1 April 1933) is a former New Zealand politician. She was an MP from 1984 to 1996, representing first the Labour Party and then briefly United New Zealand.