Pukeiti Pukeiti
Appearance
Pukeiti Pukeiti | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Tamarua | |
In office 3 February 2009 – 18 October 2012 | |
Preceded by | Mii Parima |
Succeeded by | Tetangi Matapo |
Personal details | |
Died | 18 October 2012 |
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Pukeiti Pukeiti (c. 1948 - 18 October 2012)[1] was a Cook Islands politician and Member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party. He represented the electorate of Tamarua.
Pukeiti was elected to Parliament in the 2009 Tamarua by-election following the death of MP Mii Parima.[2] He was re-elected at the 2010 election.
Pukeiti's death precipitated the 2013 Tamarua by-election.
References
[edit]- ^ Matiu Workman (25 October 2012). "Passionate planter passes on". Cook Islands News. Archived from the original on 2 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "New Tamarua MP sworn in at Parliament". Cook Islands Herald. 11 February 2009. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 12 April 2009.