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John Struan Robertson QSO (born 6 December 1951 in Auckland) is a former New Zealand politician and later a New Zealand government-appointed Commissioner (2013).
Member of Parliament
| New Zealand Parliament | ||||
| Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
| 1990–1993 | 43rd | Papakura | National | |
| 1993–1995 | 44th | Papakura | National | |
| 1995–1996 | Changed allegiance to: | United NZ | ||
Robertson was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing first the National Party and then United New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 general election as MP for Papakura, replacing Merv Wellington. He was re-elected in the 1993 general election.
In 1995, he was one of seven centrist MPs who established United New Zealand. Robertson's Papakura electorate was disestablished before the 1996 election; he stood instead for Hunua where he finished second to National's Warren Kyd. United New Zealand did not poll high enough to be entitled to any list MPs, so Robertson left Parliament.
Mayor of Papakura
Robertson was later elected Mayor of Papakura and served from 2004 to 2007.
Honours
In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Robertson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order for public services and services to local body affairs.
Chair of the Kaipara District Commissioners
In August 2012, Robertson was appointed by the national government to be the Chair of the Commissioners for the Kaipara District Council to replace the elected councillors due to the governance crisis the Council faced. The Minister for Local Government said that this role was expected to remain until October 2015.
