Parliament's newest MP, Jami-Lee Ross, had been a city councillor since 2004, serving on the Manukau City Council and most recently the Auckland Council.

Since his first election Jami-Lee was the youngest city councillor in Auckland.

In Government, Jami-Lee is a member of the Social Services Select Committee and the Transport and Industrial Relations Select Committee.

Jami-Lee lives in Dannemora with his wife Lucy, a NZ Police fingerprint analyst. He grew up in neighbouring Pakuranga from age 12 and has lived within the Botany Electorate boundaries since 2006.

As a National Party member, Jami-Lee has been active since 2003. He has held the roles of Electorate Secretary and Treasurer.

Jami-Lee holds a pilot licence and has attended Auckland University and Manukau Institute of Technology. He was educated at Dilworth School and Pakuranga College.

Top 5 Issues

1. Building a stronger economy
   • Balance the books sooner.
   • Borrow less so we can have lower interest rates for longer.
   • Keep personal taxes lower to encourage hard work.
   • Make New Zealand more competitive so our exporters can sell more overseas and create more real jobs.
   • Encourage savings and investments.
   • Use the mixed-Ownership model to fund infrastructure to help us grow faster.
   • Invest in skills training and tertiary education that gets results.
   
2. Building world-class infrastructure
   • Ultra-fast broadband for greater innovation.
   • More, and better, roads to ease congestion.
   • Investing in more rail and public transport.
   
3. Building a safer New Zealand
   • Staying strong on crime – tougher sentencing, stronger bail laws, and a focus on victims.
   • Keep working to lower the crime rate further so our families are safer.
   • Making our roads safer, so we can keep the road toll lower.
   
4. Rebuilding Christchurch
   • $5.5 billion recovery fund
   • Re-establishing essential infrastructure
   • More construction-related training
   
5. Building better public services
   • Better Schools – identifying and helping children falling behind, school reports in plain English.
   • World-class healthcare –more doctors and nurses, more operations, shorter waiting times.
   • Effective welfare- more people back into work, more incentives to work, payment cards for teens on benefits.
   

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