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Kau Mapu
Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1957–1965
ConstituencyAitutaki
Personal details
Died20 November 1979 (age 72)
Aitutaki, Cook Islands

Kau Mapu (died 20 November 1979) was a Cook Islands chief, civil servant and politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly between 1958 and 1965.

Biography[edit]

Mapu was descended from several Ariki families and held the title Tearikivao Putokotoko Pareraka Mataiapo.[1] He was a civil servant, working in the Public Works department.[1] In 1958 he was elected to the new Legislative Assembly as a representative of Aitutaki Island Council. He was re-elected in 1961, but the Island Council seats were abolished at the 1965 elections.

He died at his home in Aitutaki in November 1979 at the age of 72.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Kau Mapu Pacific Islands Monthly, February 1980, p73