Ross Robertson
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau East | |
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| Succeeded by | Jenny Salesa |
| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Papatoetoe | |
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| Preceded by | Eddie Isbey |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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| Born | Harold Valentine Ross Robertson Script error: No such module "person date". Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Party | Labour |
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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
Robertson was born in Wellington on 22 May 1949.[2] Before entering politics, he was an industrial engineer.
Political career
Member of Parliament
| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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| 1987–1990 | 42nd | Papatoetoe | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Papatoetoe | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1993–1996 | 44th | Papatoetoe | Script error: No such module "Political party". | ||
| 1996–1999 | 45th | Manukau East | none | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | Manukau East | none | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | Manukau East | none | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | Manukau East | none | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |
| 2008–2011 | 49th | Manukau East | none | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |
| 2011–2014 | 50th | Manukau East | none | Script error: No such module "Political party". | |
Robertson was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 election, representing Papatoetoe replacing the retiring Eddie Isbey.Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Footnotes/anchor_id_list' not found. 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.[3] In November 1990 he was appointed as Labour's spokesperson for Energy and Statistics by Labour leader Mike Moore.[4]
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.[3]
In 2006 Robertson reported to the New Zealand Police that a marijuana dealer was operating next to his electorate office in Ōtara.[5]
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.[6]
Robertson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services as a Member of Parliament, in the 2015 New Year Honours.[7]
Local-body politics
Robertson was elected to the Ōtara-Papatoetoe Local Board in the 2013 Auckland elections[8][9] and was re-elected in 2016[10] and 2019.[11]
References
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.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.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."About Us - Who's Who". Parliamentarians for Global Action. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Temple, Philip (1994). Temple's Guide to the 44th New Zealand Parliament. Dunedin: McIndoe Publishers. p. 80. ISBN 0-86868-159-8.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ross Robertson". New Zealand Parliament. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."All Labour's 29 MPs get areas of responsibility". Otago Daily Times. 28 November 1990. p. 4.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MP reported tinnie house next door to his office". The New Zealand Herald. APN News & Media. 10 April 2006. Retrieved 18 October 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Shuttleworth, Kate (6 June 2013). "Labour MP Ross Robertson retires from Parliament". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."New Year honours list 2015". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."auckland.scoop.co.nz » Voter turnout appalling – Ross Robertson". Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Local elections 2013: Full Auckland results". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Auckland Council. "2019 local elections final results" (PDF).
