Researching Margaret Woodgate
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1407 people with the Woodgate surname? In that year Woodgate was ranked number 2240 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Margaret means "child of light" and is of Persian origin.
Records of Margaret Woodgate on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Margaret Woodgate and the Woodgate Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 1549 people with the Woodgate surname in the UK? Woodgate is now ranked number 2654 for popularity in the UK. |
Woodgate Family History Databases
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Margaret Woodgate
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 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, 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.
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