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14th Cook Islands Parliament
The 14th Cook Islands Parliament was a term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 2006 Cook Islands general election, 2006 elections, held on September 27, 2006. It was dissolved for the 2010 Cook Islands general election, 2010 election on 24 September 2010. Due to an electoral petition declaring the election of Robert Wigmore invalid, the 14th Parliament initially consisted of only 23 members. A by-election was held for the vacant Titikaveka seat on 7 February 2007, and Wigmore was re-elected. Due to a large number of electoral petitions and the need for a 2006 Akaoa by-election, by-election to resolve the tied seat of Akaoa, the Parliament did not meet for the first time until December 2006. Of the 24 Members of Parliament, three were women. The Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament, Speaker of the 14th Parliament was Mapu Taia. Members Initial MPs New members Summary of changes * Robert Wigmore's election in the seat of Titika ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parliament Of The Cook Islands
The Parliament of the Cook Islands () is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand administration, it became the national legislature upon independence in 1965. The Parliament consists of 24 members directly elected by universal suffrage from single-seat constituencies. Members are elected for a limited term, and hold office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of four years). It meets in Avarua, the capital of the Cook Islands, on Rarotonga. The Cook Islands follows the Westminster system of government, and is governed by a cabinet and Prime Minister commanding a majority in Parliament. The Speaker of the House is currently Tai Tura. The Deputy Speaker is Tuakeu Tangatapoto. History The Cook Islands Parliament is descended from the Cook Islands Legislative Council established in October 1946. Established to provide for political representation and better local government in the islands, the Legislative Council was a subordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terepai Maoate
Sir Terepai Tuamure Maoate (1 September 1934 – 9 July 2012) was Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 18 November 1999 to 11 February 2002. He was a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Maoate was born in Rarotonga on 1 September 1934, and educated at Ngatangiia Primary School, Fiji School of Medicine, and the University of Auckland (New Zealand). He worked as a medical doctor before becoming Director of Clinical Services for the Ministry of Health in 1976. Maoate was elected to the Cook Islands Parliament as MP for Ngatangiia in the March 1983 general election. He subsequently served as Minister of Health and Agriculture in the Democratic cabinet of Tom Davis, and between 1985 and 1989 was also Deputy Prime Minister. In 1998, Maoate became Leader of the Democratic party and Leader of the Opposition. The 1999 election produced a hung Parliament A hung parliament is a term used in legislatures primarily under the Westminster system (typically employing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngai Tupa
Ngaingatara Tupa (24 April 1936 – 1 March 2021) was a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She was a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party and the mother of MP Vaitoti Tupa. Tupa was born in Rarotonga and educated at St. Joseph Catholic Primary School. She worked as a teacher and in retail, and served as the president of the Cook Islands Child Welfare Association and patron of the Girl Guides Cook Islands Association. She was elected to Parliament in the seat of Takuvaine-Tutakimoa in the 2006 snap election, defeating Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the islands' politics since 1965. From 1999 until 2005 it sometimes ... candidate Mark Brown. She served one term as a backbench MP, but was not re-elected in the 2010 election. In July 2009 a report from the audit office ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Tangi
John David Tangi (13 November 1950 – 1 August 2018) was a Cook Islands politician, MP, and Clerk of the Cook Islands Parliament. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Tangi was born in Alofi, Niue. He was educated at Nikao and Avarua primary schools, Tereora College and Niue Island High School before attending the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji, and the University of Hawaiʻi. He was first elected to Parliament as MP for Tupapa/Maraerenga in the 2006 election, and served as Leader of the House and Parliamentary Chaplain. In July 2010 Tangi failed to win re-selection as the Democratic Party candidate in his electorate. He subsequently ran as an independent in the 2010 elections, but failed to win re-election. In September 2013 Tangi was appointed Clerk of Parliament. His tenure as clerk was controversial, and he was criticised for publicly criticising opposition MPs who had attempted to force a confidence vote. Tangi was a Pastor in the Assembly of God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piho Rua
Piho Rua (born 15 November 1954) is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. Rua was born on Rakahanga and educated at Aitutaki Junior High School and Tereora College. He had a twenty-year career as a police officer before becoming a public servant and serving as Chief Executive of the Prime Minister's Office. While serving in that role, Rua advocated for tight control of the media to prevent stories critical of the government. He also attracted controversy after being promoted to the rank of police superintendent, despite having left the police force. He was first elected to Parliament at the 2004 election, winning the seat of Rakahanga from Speaker of the House and former Prime Minister Pupuke Robati. The election was later subject to an unsuccessful electoral petition. During the post-election period he was courted by Prime Minister Robert Woonton, but declined to join his new party. When Woonton resigned his seat, he supported Jim Marura ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilkie Rasmussen
Wilkie Olaf Patua Rasmussen (born 21 March 1958) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cook Islands Cabinet, Cabinet Minister. From 2013 to 2015 he was leader of the Democratic Party (Cook Islands), Cook Islands Democratic Party. Early life Rasmussen was born in Omoka on Penrhyn Island. He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts, and Bachelor of Laws. After practising as a barrister and solicitor, he became Secretary to the Cook Islands Cabinet, then High Commissioner to New Zealand from 2000 to 2002. Political career Rasmussen first stood for Parliament of the Cook Islands, Parliament in 1985, contesting the seat of Penrhyn after Tangaroa Tangaroa resigned to become Queen's Representative. He ran again as a candidate for the Democratic Alliance in the 1999 Cook Islands general election, 1999 election, but was unsuccessful. In 2002 he resigned as High Commissioner to New Zealand to contest the 2002 Penrhyn by-election as Cook ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apii Piho
Tereapii (Apii) Piho (born 25 August 1960) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. Piho was born on Rakahanga and educated in New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament for the seat of Manihiki as a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party at the 2006 election, defeating Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna. In December 2009 he was appointed to Cabinet following the sacking of Terepai Maoate and resignation of Democratic party cabinet ministers. holding the portfolios of Justice, Health, Internal Affairs, Youth & Sports, and NGOs. As a result, he was expelled from the Democratic Party on 8 April 2010. Piho failed to win re-election in the 2010 election and was defeated by Henry Puna Henry Tuakeu Puna (born 29 July 1949) is a Cook Islands politician. He most recently served as the secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum from May of 2021 to 2024. He was Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from November 2010 to October 2 .... References E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winton Pickering
Winton Brian Pickering (born 8 December 1962) is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament, representing the seat of Oneroa. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Pickering was born on Rarotonga and attended Avarua and Nikao Side School Primary Schools and Nukutere College Nukutere College is a Roman Catholic secondary school located in Avarua, Rarotonga, Cook Islands. It is the country’s only Catholic secondary school and has an important educational role across the archipelago. "Nukutere" means "people on a jo .... He was first elected to Parliament at the 2004 election. He was re-elected at the 2010 election. He did not stand in the 2014 election. References 1962 births Living people Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands People from Rarotonga People from Mangaia Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians People educated by New Zealand Christian Brothers {{CookIslands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vai Peua
Tamaiti Vai Peua (born 10 December 1950) is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. Peua was born on Rarotonga and educated at Pukapuka Primary school and Aitutaki Junior High School. He worked as a public servant, including serving as Deputy Register for the Cook Islands High Court from 1990, and acting Island Secretary in 1999. At the 2006 election he ran as a candidate for the Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the islands' politics since 1965. From 1999 until 2005 it sometimes ... in the constituency of Pukapuka-Nassau and won his seat, but he subsequently left the party and declared himself an independent. In August 2010 Peua failed to be selected as a candidate for the Cook Islands Party in the 2010 election. He subsequently sought the nomination for the Democratic Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mii Parima
Mii Parima (16 January 1954 – 6 December 2008) was a Cook Islands politician, a member of the Cook Islands Parliament and a member of the Cook Islands Party. Parima was born in Mangaia Mangaia (traditionally known as A'ua'u Enua, which means ''terraced'') is the most southerly of the Cook Islands and the second largest, after Rarotonga. It is a roughly circular island, with an area of , from Rarotonga. Originally heavily popul ... in the Cook Islands. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1994 general election, and represented the constituency of Tamarua for 15 years. Despite his long political career, he never held a cabinet post. Parima's life ended in Auckland on 6 December 2008. External links Profileat Cook Islands Parliament at Cook Islands Parliament Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands 1954 births 2008 deaths People from Mangaia Cook Islands Party politicians 20th-century New Zealand politicians {{CookIslands-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert (Peto) Nicholas
Albert (Peto) Nicholas (9 May 1951 – 15 August 2012) was a Cook Islands politician. He was member of the Cook Islands Parliament for the seat of the seat of Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston for 18 years. Nicholas was born on Rarotonga and educated at St Joseph primary school and Tereora College. He was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Alliance Party in the 1994 election. He was re-elected in 1999 as a member of the New Alliance Party, but switched allegiance to the Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the islands' politics since 1965. From 1999 until 2005 it sometimes ... later that year. Nicholas left the CIP in July 2010 following a dispute about candidate selection, and founded the Party Tumu. He stood under that party's banner in the 2010 election, but was unsuccessful. On 15 August 2012 Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngamau Munokoa
Ngamau Mere Munokoa (born 13 August 1944), also known as "Aunty Mau", is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. She was the third woman ever elected to the Cook Islands Parliament, the second appointed to Cabinet, and the first to hold the post of Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Early life Munokoa was born in Rarotonga and attended Arorangi, Avarua and Nikao Primary schools and Tereora College. She trained for clerical work in Auckland, New Zealand in the hope of becoming a teacher, but returned to the Cook Islands in 1962 to open a shop. Political career Munokoa first ran for Parliament in 1994, but was unsuccessful. She was elected in the 1996 Nikao–Panama by-election, defeating then-Cook Islands Party candidate Tina Browne. In 1999 she was appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs and Works in the Cabinet of Sir Terepai Maoate. She later served in the Cabinet of Robert Woonton, and in 2003 was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
