(1932-09-06)6 September 1932 Carterton, New Zealand
Died
15 December 2010(2010-12-15) (aged 78) Orewa, New Zealand
Spouse
Rhyl Robinson
Children
6
Profession
Lawyer
Sir Ross Malcolm JansenKBEJP (6 September 1932 – 15 December 2010) was a New Zealand local-body politician. He served as mayor of Hamilton from 1977 to 1989. He was an expert in local government, held a variety of positions, was academically acknowledged, and received a number of honours.
At a 1976 by-election he stood for Mayor of Hamilton but was unsuccessful, losing to Social Credit leader Bruce Beetham.[4] At the next election he stood again (Beetham did not stand for another term) and was elected mayor of Hamilton in 1977, holding office until he was defeated in 1989.[5]
Jansen served as deputy chairman of the Waikato United Council from 1980 to 1986 and chairman from 1986 to 1989. In 1984 he was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Waikato.[6] He subsequently completed a DPhil in 1993 at the same institution about New Zealand local government reform in the 1980s.[7]