Kiriau Turepu
Kiriau Turepu | |
|---|---|
 Kiriau Turepu in 2017 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 24 July 2013 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
| Preceded by | Nandi Glassie |
| Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 3 November 2013 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Puna |
| Succeeded by | Robert Tapaitau |
| Minister of Business, Trade and Investment Board | |
| In office 3 November 2013 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Brown |
| Succeeded by | George Angene |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Matavera | |
| In office 17 November 2010 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Cassey Eggelton |
| Succeeded by | Vaitoti Tupa |
| In office 19 July 2006 – 27 September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Peri Vaevae Pare |
| Succeeded by | Cassey Eggelton |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Kiriau Turepu is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Turepu was educated at Northland College in New Zealand.[1] He represented the Cook Islands in tennis at the 1971 South Pacific Games in Papeete, Tahiti.[2]
Turepu was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 Matavera by-election.[3] As a result, the government lost its majority and dissolved Parliament to avoid a confidence vote.[4] He was unsuccessful in the ensuing 2006 election, but was re-elected at the 2010 election.
Cabinet Minister
In May 2011 Turepu was made associate minister of agriculture.[5] In July 2013 he was appointed to Cabinet proper as Minister of Agriculture.[6][7] In November 2013 he was also given responsibility for the Business and Environment portfolios.[8] He was re-elected at the 2014 election,[9] In 2017 he established the Marae Moana marine sanctuary,[10] which at the time was the largest multiple-use marine protected area in the world.[11]
He lost his seat in the 2018 election to Vaitoti Tupa.[12]
References
- ^ Ian Mitchell (June 1966). "Innovation". Te Ao Hou: The New World. Vol. 55. p. 50. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Blast from the past". Cook Islands News. 29 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands Party wins Matavera by-election". RNZ. 21 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Cooks parliament dissolved". RNZ. 25 July 2006. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands cabinet increases in size". RNZ. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Emmanuel Samoglou (25 July 2013). "New minister joins cabinet". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ Emmanuel Samoglou (27 July 2013). "Turepu takes on agriculture". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Long awaited cabinet shuffle announced". cook Islands News. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands Party wins absolute majority". RNZ. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "A beacon of hope for humpbacks". Cook Islands News. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands Marae Moana legislation passed". RNZ. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
- ^ "Puna retains his seat as all Cooks preliminary election results are in". RNZ. 16 June 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2020.
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