Margaret Clark (political scientist)

Dame Margaret Clark DNZM CMG JP (born 28 January 1941) is a New Zealand political science academic.

[1] On 21 April 1980 in Wellington, Clark married Bernie Galvin, who served as Secretary to the Treasury from 1980 to 1986.

[1][2] Clark then returned to New Zealand, and was appointed as a senior lecturer in politics at Victoria University of Wellington.

[6] She was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, also for services to education, in the 2007 New Year Honours.

[8] In 2012, the Margaret Clark Prize for Victoria University of Wellington honours politics students was established in her name.