Russell Mathew Rimmington (born 29 December 1945) is a New Zealand politician who was the 30th Mayor of Hamilton.

Biography

Rimmington was born on 29 December 1945 in

Oamaru Oamaru (; ) is the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, it is the main town in the Waitaki District. It is south of Timaru and north of Dunedin on the Pacific Ocean, Pacific coast; State Highway 1 (New Zealand), Sta ...

, New Zealand. In the

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, he was appointed a

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for public services. Following the 2019 local elections, he was elected chair of the

Waikato Regional Council The Waikato () is a Regions of New Zealand, region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipā District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton City, as well as ...

. In May 2022 he was removed as chair by the council and replaced with Barry Quayle, due to racist comments he had made regarding the Three Waters reform programme in October 2021.

References

1945 births Living people Mayors of Hamilton, New Zealand People from Oamaru Companions of the Queen's Service Order New Zealand justices of the peace Waikato regional councillors {{NewZealand-mayor-stub