Ross Jansen
Sir Ross Malcolm Jansen KBE JP (6 September 1932 – 15 December 2010) was a New Zealand local-body politician.He was an expert in local government, held a variety of positions, was academically acknowledged, and received a number of honours.In the 1972 election, he stood in the new Hamilton East electorate for the National Party, but was defeated by Labour's Rufus Rogers.[3] At a 1976 by-election he stood for Mayor of Hamilton but was unsuccessful, losing to Social Credit leader Bruce Beetham.[5] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the city of Hamilton and local government, in the 1986 New Year Honours,[8] and promoted to Knight Commander of the same order in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours.