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Ross Robertson
In office 12 October 1996 – 20 September 2014Succeeded by Jenny Salesa In office 15 August 1987 – 12 October 1996Preceded by Eddie Isbey Succeeded by Constituency abolished
Born
Harold Valentine Ross Robertson
(1949-05-22 ) 22 May 1949 (age 75 ) Wellington , New ZealandPolitical party Labour
Harold Valentine Ross Robertson QSO JP (born 22 May 1949), known as Ross Robertson , is a New Zealand politician for the Labour Party . He was a Member of Parliament from 1987 until his retirement in 2014. He also served as president of Parliamentarians for Global Action .[1]
Early life [ edit ]
Robertson was born in Wellington on 22 May 1949.[2] Before entering politics, he was an industrial engineer .
Political career [ edit ]
Member of Parliament [ edit ]
Robertson was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 election , representing Papatoetoe replacing the retiring Eddie Isbey . He would hold the seat until the 1996 elections , when the Papatoetoe seat was abolished. That same year, Robertson was then elected to represent the replacement seat of Manukau East .[4] In November 1990 he was appointed as Labour's spokesperson for Energy and Statistics by Labour leader Mike Moore .[5]
In the Fifth Labour Government of New Zealand he was an assistant speaker , able to preside when any of the other presiding officers are unavailable.[4]
In 2006 Robertson reported to the New Zealand Police that a marijuana dealer was operating next to his electorate office in Ōtara .[6]
In 2013, Robertson voted against the Marriage Amendment Bill , which aimed to permit same-sex marriage in New Zealand, with fellow Labour MPs William Sio , Rino Tirikatene and Damien O'Connor .
On 6 June 2013, Robertson announced that he would retire from Parliament in order to pursue a career in local-body politics.[7]
Robertson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order , for services as a Member of Parliament, in the 2015 New Year Honours .[8]
Local-body politics [ edit ]
Robertson was elected to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board in the 2013 Auckland elections [9] [10] and was re-elected in 2016 [11] and 2019 .[12]
References [ edit ]
Norton, Clifford (1988). New Zealand Parliamentary Election Results 1946-1987: Occasional Publications No 1, Department of Political Science . Wellington: Victoria University of Wellington. ISBN 0-475-11200-8 .
^ Temple, Philip (1994). Temple's Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament . Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 0-86868-159-8 .
^ a b "Ross Robertson" . New Zealand Parliament . 22 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015 .
^ "All Labour's 29 MPs get areas of responsibility". Otago Daily Times . 28 November 1990. p. 4.
^ "MP reported tinnie house next door to his office" . The New Zealand Herald . APN News & Media . 10 April 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2010 .
^ Shuttleworth, Kate (6 June 2013). "Labour MP Ross Robertson retires from Parliament" . The New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 6 June 2013 .
^ "New Year honours list 2015" . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2018 .
^ "auckland.scoop.co.nz » Voter turnout appalling – Ross Robertson" . Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "Local elections 2013: Full Auckland results" . NZ Herald . Retrieved 19 October 2020 .
^ "Archived copy" (PDF) . Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016 .{{cite web }}
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^ Auckland Council. "2019 local elections final results" (PDF) .
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ross_Robertson&oldid=1108841845 "
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