Ngereteina Puna
Ngereteina Puna (born 1938) is a former Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He is the older brother of Prime Minister Henry Puna.[1]
Puna grew up on Aitutaki. After graduating from Ardmore Teacher’s Training College [1] and the University of Auckland in New Zealand he worked as a teacher.[2] At the 1989 election he was elected as MP for Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara.[2] After retiring from politics at the 1999 election he was appointed Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament, a position he held from 1999 - 2001.[2][3] He went on to serve as Minister of Education in the Cook Islands Party government of Geoffrey Henry from 2011 - 2012.[2]
Puna is currently based in Auckland, where he works as an advisor to Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.[2]
Puna is a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[4]
Puna's father, Tuakeu Manuela, was a Member of the Legislative Assembly, and his older brother William Estall also served as a Cabinet Minister.[1]
References
- ^ a b "New PM sworn in today". Cook Islands News. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Family gathers". Cook Islands News. 30 November 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Former Members of the Cook Islands Parliament". Cook Islands Parliament. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Dancing from the Heart:Movement, Gender, and Cook Islands Globalization". Google. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
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