John Robertson (ombudsman)

Sir John Fraser Robertson KCMG CBE (3 August 1925 – 1 September 2001) was the Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand from 1986 to 1994.

In this role, he was responsible for investigating complaints against central and local government agencies, including Ministers of the Crown.

[1] Robertson began his career as a draughting cadet in the Lands and Survey Department in 1942.

He served with the Royal New Zealand Air Force in the Pacific during the Second World War.

[1] Robertson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1982 Queen's Birthday Honours.