Ross Jansen served as mayor of Hamilton from 1977 to 1989.
11 Facts About Ross Jansen
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Ross Jansen was an expert in local government, held a variety of positions, was academically acknowledged, and received a number of honours.
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Ross Jansen then studied at Victoria University College, from where he graduated with a LLB in 1957.
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In 1957, Ross Jansen married Beatrice Rhyl Robinson, and the couple went on to have six children.
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Ross Jansen was a Hamilton City Councillor from 1965 to 1974 and deputy mayor from 1971 to 1974.
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Ross Jansen served as deputy chairman of the Waikato United Council from 1980 to 1986 and chairman from 1986 to 1989.
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Ross Jansen subsequently completed a DPhil in 1993 at the same institution about New Zealand local government reform in the 1980s.
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Ross Jansen was president of the Municipal Association of New Zealand from 1984 to 1987, and was the first president of the New Zealand Local Government Association.
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Ross Jansen 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, and promoted to Knight Commander of the same order in the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours.
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Ross Jansen was appointed chairman of the Local Government Commission from 1998 to 2001.
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Ross Jansen died at his home in Orewa, north of Auckland, on 15 December 2010.