Terepai Maoate Jnr (born 5 December 1961), also known as Junior Maoate, is a former

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politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the constituency of Amuri–Ureia from 2004 to 2010 and again from 2018 to 2022. He is the son of former Cook Islands Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate. Maoate was born on

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and educated at Araura Primary school, Araura College and

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. He later attended Whangarei Boys College and the

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. He was first elected to the Cook Islands Parliament at the 2004 election. He served as Associate Minister of Finance and Health. In September 2010 he threatened to quit the Democratic Party if his father's nomination for the seat of Ngatangiia was not confirmed. He ran as a Democratic candidate, but failed to win re-election. He was subsequently re-elected at the 2018 election. In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson for Audit, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Financial Intelligence Unit, Seabed Mining Authority and Natural Resources. In March 2021 he was replaced as deputy leader of the Democratic Party by

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. He lost his seat in the

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1961 births Living people People from Manihiki Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians {{CookIslands-politician-stub