Dame Margaret Guilfoyle | |
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Minister for Finance | |
In office 3 November 1980 – 11 March 1983 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Eric Robinson |
Succeeded by | John Dawkins |
Minister for Social Security | |
In office 22 December 1975 – 3 November 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Don Chipp |
Succeeded by | Fred Chaney |
Minister for Education | |
In office 11 November 1975 – 22 December 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | Kim Beazley (senior) |
Succeeded by | John Carrick |
Senator for Victoria | |
In office 1 July 1971 – 5 June 1987 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Margaret Georgina Constance McCartney 15 May 1926 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Died | 11 November 2020 | (aged 94)
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse |
Stanley Guilfoyle (m. 1952) |
Occupation | Accountant |
Dame Margaret Georgina Constance Guilfoyle AC DBE (/ˈɡɪlfɔɪl/; née McCartney; 15 May 1926 – 11 November 2020) was an Australian politician who served as a senator for Victoria from 1971 to 1987, representing the Liberal Party. She was the first woman to hold a cabinet-level ministerial portfolio in Australia and served as a minister for the duration of the Fraser government. Guilfoyle was successively Minister for Education (1975), Minister for Social Security (1975–1980) and Minister for Finance (1980–1983). She worked as an accountant before entering politics and in retirement held various positions in the public and non-profit sectors.