About Jami-Lee Ross

Jami-Lee Ross was first elected to represent Howick on the Manukau City Council and the Howick Community Board in 2004. Now in his second term on the Council he is the youngest elected councillor in the Auckland Region.

Since being elected Jami-Lee has worked to ensure that the interests of the Howick community have been brought to the forefront of council decision making. With forty percent of the Manukau City population being 25 years or younger, he also believes the city council needed a younger fresh face sitting around the council table.

Jami-Lee was born and raised in Auckland by his grandmother and has lived in the Howick/Pakuranga area for the last 11 years. In 1995 he received a full scholarship to attend Dilworth School where he achieved well academically and represented the school for 5 years in swimming and triathlons.

While serving on the Council Jami-Lee Ross has furthered his education by studying economics and political studies part time at the University of Auckland. He is also a licensed pilot and holds a diploma communications studies from Manukau Institute of Technology.

Jami-Lee is active in the NZ National Party and is a member of the Citizens and Ratepayers Association. He is the chairman of the Council's Accountability and Performance Committee, and also serves on the Policy and Activities, Audit and Risk, and Environmental Hearings Committees.

Jami-Lee and his wife Lucy currently live in Dannemora, Howick.