Brian Elwood
Sir Brian George Conway Elwood CBE JP (born 5 April 1933) is a former New Zealand lawyer, politician, and public servant.With backing from the Local Government Minister Michael Bassett, the commission reduced the number of councils from more than 800 to fewer than 100.[1] In this role, in July 2000 he met with President Chen Shui-bian of Taiwan, discussing human rights protection.[10] In 2008 Elwood was chairman of the Waterview Connection Procurement Steering Group, reviewing the feasibility of making a proposed State Highway extension in Auckland a public/private partnership (PPP).[3] In the 1985 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to local government and the City of Palmerston North.