Ross Leslie Allen, commonly called Ross Allen, is a retired New Zealand

New Zealand

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 politician

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 who served as the first chairman of Taranaki Regional Council from 1989 to 2001. He was involved in local government for 27 years, beginning in 1974 when he was elected as a member of Taranaki County Council. From 1983 to 2001, he was successively elected chairman of the county council, the North Taranaki District Council (formed in 1986), and Taranaki Regional Council (formed in 1989). In June 2001, after he retired, he was appointed as a Companion of the Queen's Service Order

Queen's Service Order

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for public services.

Ross Allen was involved in both rugby and cricket in the 1960s and 1970s, having served as president of the Taranaki Rugby Referees’ Association in 1969, and as a cricket umpire in a number of first-class matches.