Vaine Mokoroa
Vaine Mokoroa | |
|---|---|
 Vaine Mokoroa in 2019 | |
| Minister of Education | |
| Assumed office 4 June 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
| Preceded by | Henry Puna |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| Assumed office 21 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Nicholas |
| Minister of Police | |
| In office 21 September 2018 – 4 June 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Albert Nicholas |
| Succeeded by | Henry Puna |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Nikao–Panama | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Ngamau Munokoa |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Vaine Makiroa Mokoroa is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Mokoroa has previously worked as a police officer, chief of staff in the office of the Prime Minister, and as acting secretary of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Planning.[1] He entered parliament in the 2018 elections, winning the seat of Nikao-Panama from Ngamau Munokoa.[2] In September 2018 he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Police and Internal Affairs, following the sacking of Albert Nicholas.[3][4] In June 2020 he surrendered his police portfolio and was appointed Education Minister in a Cabinet reshuffle.[5]
References
- ^ "Mokoroa takes over at MOIP". Cook Islands News. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Cook Islands cabinet minister sacked". Radio New Zealand International. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Mokoroa pleased with portfolios". Cook Islands News. 20 September 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Rashneel Kumar (4 June 2020). "Puna takes on Police portfolio". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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