Russ Rimmington | |
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30th Mayor of Hamilton, New Zealand | |
In office November 1998 –November 2001 | |
Preceded by | Margaret Evans |
Succeeded by | David Braithwaite |
Personal details | |
Born | Russell Mathew Rimmington 29 December 1945 Oamaru,New Zealand |
Spouse(s) | Vivienne Wallace Edwina Nieper |
Children | 4 |
Russell Mathew Rimmington QSO JP (born 29 December 1945) is a New Zealand politician who was the 30th Mayor of Hamilton.
Rimmington was born on 29 December 1945 in Oamaru,New Zealand. [1] In the 2003 New Year Honours,he was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services. [2] Following the 2019 local elections,he was elected chair of the Waikato Regional Council. [3] In May 2022 he was removed as chair by the council and replaced with Barry Quayle,due to racist comments he had made regarding the Three Waters reform programme in October 2021. [4]