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.
Mayor of HamiltonBruce BeethamMargaret EvansCartertonMarton District High SchoolHorowhenua CollegeVictoria University CollegeHamilton City Councillor1972 electionHamilton EastRufus Rogers1976 by-electionUniversity of WaikatoCommander of the Order of the British Empire1986 New Year HonoursKnight Commander1989 Queen's Birthday HonoursNew Zealand 1990 Commemoration MedalWaikato Regional CouncilLocal Government CommissionTaylor, AlisterCoddington, DeborahThe TimesThe London GazetteThe New Zealand Herald