Margaret O. Shonekan (born 28 October 1941) is a Nigerian civil servant, she spent much of her career with the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
[1][2] She also briefly served as the First Lady of Nigeria from 26 August 1993 until 17 November 1993, during the transitional presidency of her husband, Ernest Shonekan.
[1][2] Her parents were Yoruba who had moved from South West Nigeria to Gusau during the late 1930s, where her father worked as a teacher for the Church Mission Society.
[2] Margaret Shonekan was hired as a Trainee Assistant Registrar by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) on 1 October 1965.
[1] She was then hired as the WAEC's Head of National Office on 30 October 1995, defeating five male colleagues who also sought the position.