Ronald Davison

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name=Sir Ronald Davison
order=10th Chief Justice of New Zealand
term_start=3 February 1978
term_end=4 February 1989
predecessor=Richard Wild
successor=Thomas Eichelbaum
birth_date=Birth date and age|1920|11|20|df=y
birth_place=Kaponga, Taranaki
death_date=
death_place=
spouse=Jacqueline May Carr
religion=

Sir Ronald Keith Davison, GBE, CMG, QC (b. 16 November 1920) was the tenth Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989.

Sir Ronald headed the government inquiry (1994-1997) into certain matters related to overseas company taxation, popularly known as the Winebox Inquiry. This involved allegations against a number of parties including the merchant bank Fay Richwhite. He also presided over the 1994 inquiry into the Family court proceedings involving the Bristol family, which resulted in a number of changes being made to New Zealand's child protection legislation.

He married Jacqueline May Carr in 1948, and they have 3 children.

Sir Ronald's son Paul Davison QC is a prominent New Zealand barrister who prosecuted, among other cases, the trial of Scott Watson for the murders of Ben Smart and Olivia Hope in the Marlborough Sounds on January 1, 1998.