Margaret Wright is a Green Party

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 politician, since 2008 a city councillor

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 for Abbey Ward on Cambridge City Council

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 in England

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. She was one of the Principal Speaker

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s of the Green Party, a post she held with Darren Johnson

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, from 1999 to 2003.

She has several times been elected by the Eastern Region of the Green Party to the first place on their list for the European Parliament.

She is a former teacher and from Cambridge

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Margaret Wright has contested the Cambridge Constituency for the Green Party in both 1987 (the first time the Greens contested the seat) and 1997, gaining 1.1% and 1.3% respectively. Margaret is Press Officer, for Cambridge Green Party, she has also served on the national executive of the Green party, relating to international issues and remains a member of the International Committee.