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Teremoana Tapi Taio (28 January 1945 – 3 June 2024) was a
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politician and
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. He was a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.


Life and career

Taio was elected to the Cook Islands Parliament for the electorate of Akaoa at the 1999 election. He served in the cabinet of Robert Woonton, and was responsible for the Finance portfolio following the resignation of
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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 ...
from the Cabinet in 2003. He lost his seat at the 2004 election, and did not contest it in
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for family reasons. Taio was managing director of Taio Shipping. He was appointed a director of the Cook Islands Investment Corporation in 2003. He was partly of Norwegian descent. In September 2010, he resigned from the Cook Islands Investment Corporation board in order to stand for election. He ran for the seat of Akaoa in the 2010 elections, but was unsuccessful. Taio died on 3 June 2024, at the age of 79.


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1945 births 2024 deaths People from Rarotonga Cook Island businesspeople Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands Government ministers of the Cook Islands {{CookIslands-politician-stub