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John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1951)

John Robertson (New Zealand politician, born 1951)

New Zealand politician

For other people named John Robertson, see John Robertson (disambiguation).

John Struan Robertson QSO (born 6 December 1951 in Auckland)[1] is a former New Zealand politician and later a New Zealand government-appointed Commissioner (2013).

Robertson in 2014

Member of Parliament

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Robertson was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing first the National Party and then United New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 general election as MP for Papakura, replacing Merv Wellington. He was re-elected in the 1993 general election.

In 1995, he was one of seven centrist MPs who established United New Zealand.[2] Robertson's Papakura electorate was disestablished before the 1996 election; he stood instead for Hunua where he finished second to National's Warren Kyd.[3] United New Zealand did not poll high enough to be entitled to any list MPs, so Robertson left Parliament.[4]

Local government career

Mayor of Papakura

Robertson was later elected Mayor of Papakura and served from 2004[5] to 2007.[6]

Kaipara District Council Commission

In August 2012, the elected councillors of Kaipara District Council were replaced with a four-member commission as a result of serious governance and financial failures.[7][8] Robertson was appointed as the chair of the commission. While Local Government Minister David Carter initially said that this commission was expected to remain until October 2015, it was not removed until October 2016.[9][10]

Mayor of Waitomo

Robertson contested and won the Waitomo district mayoralty in the 2019 local elections, defeating incumbent Brian Hanna.[11]

Honours

In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Robertson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services and services to local body affairs.[12]

References

  1. [1]
    Temple, Philip (1994). Temple's Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 0-86868-159-8.
  2. [2]
    "Leaders of the pack". Archived from the original on 4 March 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
  3. [3]
    "Electorate Candidate and Party Votes Recorded at Each Polling Place – Hunua, 1996" (PDF). Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  4. [4]
    "Part III – Party Lists of Successful Registered Parties" (PDF). Electoral Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
  5. [5]
    Orsman, Bernard (11 October 2004). "New council to abandon $1b highway". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Former mayor relishes role". Stuff.co.nz. 8 April 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. [7]
    "Kaipara Council commissioners appointed". The Beehive. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  8. [8]
    Gent, Greg; Auton, Leigh; Tennent, Peter (17 August 2012). "Report of the Kaipara District Council Review Team" (PDF). Beehive.govt.nz. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2021. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  9. [9]
    Carter, David. "Minister for Local Government". Archived from the original on 13 April 2013. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  10. [10]
    "Kaipara to return to a fully-elected Council". The Beehive. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  11. [11]
    "Waitomo mayor wins on no rate increases for two years, but can he deliver?". Stuff. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  12. [12]
    Queen's Birthday Honours List 2008. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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