Meg Taylor

Dame Meg Taylor DBE is a Papua New Guinean politician who served as Secretary General to the Pacific Islands Forum from 2014 to 2021. She was previously an athlete, lawyer and diplomat.

Dame Meg Taylor DBE
9th Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum
In office 4 December 2014 – 24 May 2021
Preceded by	Tuiloma Neroni Slade
Succeeded by	Henry Puna
Ambassador to the United States, Mexico and Canada
In office 1989–1994
Personal details
Nationality	Papua New Guinean
Alma mater	Melbourne University Harvard University
Occupation	Diplomat Lawyer Track and field athlete
Sports career
Medal record Women's athletics Representing  Papua New Guinea (South) Pacific Games 1971 Pirae Pentathlon 1971 Pirae 4x100 m relay

Life and career

She received her LL.B degree from Melbourne University, Australia, and her LL.M degree from Harvard University in the United States. She practiced law in Papua New Guinea and serves as a member of the Law Reform Commission.

The daughter of Australian explorer Jim Taylor,^[1] she was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 2002.

From 1989 to 1994, she was Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States, Mexico and Canada in Washington D.C. Until 2014, Taylor was vice president, Compliance Advisor Ombudsman (CAO) for the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) of the World Bank Group.^{[citation needed]}

On 31 July 2014, it was announced that Dame Meg Taylor would take up the appointment of Secretary General to the Pacific Islands Forum, an intergovernmental organization that aims to enhance cooperation between the independent countries of the Pacific Ocean; she became the first woman to hold that post.^[2][3][4]

Achievements in athletics

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Papua New Guinea
1971	South Pacific Games	Pirae, French Polynesia	2nd	Pentathlon	3386 pts
			3rd	4 × 100 m relay	50.4 s

See also

• List of first women lawyers and judges in Oceania