Ross Robertson | |
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Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Manukau East | |
In office 12 October 1996 –20 September 2014 | |
Succeeded by | Jenny Salesa |
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Papatoetoe | |
In office 15 August 1987 –12 October 1996 | |
Preceded by | Eddie Isbey |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | Harold Valentine Ross Robertson 22 May 1949 Wellington,New Zealand |
Political 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]
Robertson was born in Wellington on 22 May 1949. [2] Before entering politics,he was an industrial engineer.
Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party | |
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1987 –1990 | 42nd | Papatoetoe | Labour | ||
1990 –1993 | 43rd | Papatoetoe | Labour | ||
1993 –1996 | 44th | Papatoetoe | Labour | ||
1996 –1999 | 45th | Manukau East | none | Labour | |
1999 –2002 | 46th | Manukau East | none | Labour | |
2002 –2005 | 47th | Manukau East | none | Labour | |
2005 –2008 | 48th | Manukau East | none | Labour | |
2008 –2011 | 49th | Manukau East | none | Labour | |
2011 –2014 | 50th | Manukau East | none | Labour |
Robertson was first elected to Parliament in the 1987 election,representing Papatoetoe replacing the retiring Eddie Isbey. [3] 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]
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]
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