| Major Ron Mark |
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| Member of the New Zealand Parliament for New Zealand First list |
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| In office 1996 – 2008 |
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| Leader | Winston Peters |
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| Born | 29 January 1954 |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Political party | Labour (1990–1993) New Zealand First (1996–2009) |
| Spouse(s) | Gail Mark (separated) |
| Occupation | Business owner/operator |
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| Rank | Major |
| Awards | Royal Order of Oman Oman Peace Medal New Zealand Operational Service Medal New Zealand General Service Medal (Sinai) Multinational Service Medal and Bar |
Major Ron Stanley Mark (born 1954) is a New Zealand politician, and is the current mayor of Carterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand.
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Before entering politics, Mark served in the New Zealand Army and in both the Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces and the Sultan of Oman's Special Forces.
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| Years | Term | Electorate | List | Party |
| 1996–1999 | 45th | List | 11 | NZ First |
| 1999–2002 | 46th | List | 4 | NZ First |
| 2002–2005 | 47th | List | 4 | NZ First |
| 2005–2008 | 48th | List | 4 | NZ First |
In the 1993 election he was the Labour candidate for the Selwyn electorate. He was later involved in the discussions about the formation of the New Zealand Democratic Coalition. When these failed he joined New Zealand First.
He is a member of the New Zealand First party. He has been a list MP from the 1996 elections until his party's failure to retain any seats in the 2008 elections. During the (1996–98) coalition between New Zealand First and the National Party, he was the government's Senior Whip.
The New Zealand television channel TV3 was banned for 3 days from filming in Parliament in August 2006 for showing Mark repeatedly giving the finger to another MP.[1]
In 2009, Mark told media that while he still had a subscription with New Zealand First, he was "not active", and that wouldn't rule out standing for Parliament with another party.[2]
In 2010 he was elected Mayor of Carterton in the Wairarapa.
Formerly married to Gail Mark, née Berry, he has five children and seven grandchildren.