Wesley Kareroa (born 15 November 1967) is a

Cook Islands The Cook Islands is an island country in Polynesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It consists of 15 islands whose total land area is approximately . The Cook Islands' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) covers of ocean. Avarua is its ...

politician and member of the

Cook Islands Parliament 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 dir ...

. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Kareroa was born on

Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 10,898 of a total population of 15,040. The Parliament of the Cook Islands, Coo ...

and educated at Mangaia Primary School and Mangaia College. He worked as an agent for

Air Rarotonga Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and is the flag carrier of the country, known by their slogan as ‘The Airline of the Cook Islands’. It operates inter-island and regional scheduled services throughout the Cook ...

. He was first elected to Parliament in the

2014 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 9 July 2014, determining the membership of the 16th Cook Islands Parliament. The Cook Islands Party (CIP) initially appeared to have retained its majority, winning 13 seats, while the Democra ...

. After the election he was reportedly offered a ministerial position by Prime Minister

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 ...

in exchange for supporting him in the House, but refused. He was re-elected in the 2018 election. In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson on National Superannuation and Parliamentary Services. He was re-elected at the

2022 Cook Islands general election The 2022 Cook Islands general election was held on 1 August 2022 to determine the composition of the 18th Parliament of the Cook Islands. A referendum on legalising medical cannabis was held on the same day. Background In the 2018 general e ...

References

Living people 1967 births People from Rarotonga Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians {{CookIslands-politician-stub