Madeleine Flannagan has recently completed a Bachelor of Law through the University of Auckland which she began at the University of Waikato and his currently working towards her certificate in Professional Legal Studies through the College of Law. She expects to attain admission to the New Zealand Bar in March 2011. She has a strong interest in jurisprudence and rights and freedoms law, particularly religion in public life.

She is a former Woman’s Rights Officer and Vice-President of the University of Waikato Students Union and has been involved in both the running and leadership of several civil liberties and charitable organisations. She was working full-time as a Legal Assistant, Personal Assistant and Human Resources Administrator until a car accident left her with serious neck injuries requiring disc replacement surgery in March 2008.

She is politically a classical liberal but is theologically conservative. Married to Matt, with whom she writes for MandM, she has 4 children and has always enjoyed horse-riding, cooking and entertaining.

Publications

“Religious Restraint and Public Policy,” under consideration.

“The Liberal Exclusionist Position on Religion and Public Life,” co-authored with Matthew Flannagan, preparing to submit.