John Struan RobertsonQSO (born 6 December 1951 in Auckland)[1] is a former New Zealand politician and later a New Zealand government-appointed Commissioner (2013).
In 1995, he was one of seven centrist MPs who established United New Zealand.[2] Robertson's Papakura electorate was disestablished before the 1996 election; he stood instead for Hunua where he finished second to National's Warren Kyd.[3] United New Zealand did not poll high enough to be entitled to any list MPs, so Robertson left Parliament.[4]
In August 2012, the elected councillors of Kaipara District Council were replaced with a four-member commission as a result of serious governance and financial failures.[7][8] Robertson was appointed as the chair of the commission. While Local Government MinisterDavid Carter initially said that this commission was expected to remain until October 2015, it was not removed until October 2016.[9][10]