Margaret June Sparrow

Background

Sparrow, Margaret June was born on June 26, 1935 in Inglewood, New Zealand. Daughter of Daniel James and Jessie Isabel Muir.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand, 1955. Bachelor of Medicine, BChir, University Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1963—1963. Diploma in venereology, University London and Society Apothecaries, 1977.

Career

House surgeon Stratford (New Zealand) Public Hospital, 1964, Hawera (New Zealand) Public Hospital, 1964. Medical officer child health Health Department, New Plymouth, New Zealand, 1965—1969. Medical officer Student Health Service, Victoria University of Wellington, 1969—1981.

Medical training officer, vasectomist New Zealand Family Planning Association, 1971—2005. Sexual health physician Wellington Sexual Health Service, 1977—2004. Senior lecturer department obstetrics-gynecology Wellington Clinical School Medicine, 1978—2004.

Abortion operating doctor Parkview Clinic, Wellington Hospital, 1980—1998. Co-director Istar Ltd, since 1999.

Achievements

• Margaret June Sparrow has been listed as a noteworthy pharmaceutical executive, physician by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Trust board member Intersex Trust Aotearoa New Zealand, Wellington, since 1997, New Zealand Sexual & Reproductive Health Educational Charitable Trust, Wellington, since 1998. Member committee, censor, past chair New Zealand Chapter Sexual Health Medicine, 1994—2005. Member of government delegate to United Nations population conference, Bucharest, Romania New Zealand Government, New Zealand, 1974—1974.

Member/chairperson iucd advisory committee Minister of Health, Wellington, New Zealand, 1986—1990. President Abortion Law Reform Association of New Zealand, since 1975. Member of New Zealand Family Planning Association (honorary.

Honorary vice president 1977, honorary life, certified), New Zealand Venereological Society (life. President 1986-1989, honorary life), Zonta International (life. Past president 1975, District 16 award 2003).

Interests

• Scottish country dancing, photography.

Connections

Married Peter Sparrow, January 7, 1956 (deceased June 6, 1982). Children: Graeme, Beryl Sparrow Roche.

Father:

Daniel James

Mother:

Jessie Isabel Muir

Spouse:

Peter Sparrow

child:

Beryl Sparrow Roche Sparrow

child:

Graeme Sparrow