Wesley Kareroa
Wesley Kareroa | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Oneroa | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 9 July 2014 | |
Preceded by | Winton Pickering |
Personal details | |
Born | 15 November 1967 |
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Wesley Kareroa (born 15 November 1967)[1] is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Kareroa was born on Rarotonga and educated at Mangaia Primary School and Mangaia College.[1] He worked as an agent for Air Rarotonga.[2] He was first elected to Parliament in the 2014 Cook Islands general election. After the election he was reportedly offered a ministerial position by Prime Minister Henry Puna in exchange for supporting him in the House, but refused.[3] He was re-elected in the 2018 election.[4]
In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson on National Superannuation and Parliamentary Services.[5]
He was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Wesley KAREROA". Cook Islands Parliament. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "CIP leadership could be reviewed". Cook Islands News. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Cooks Democratic Party Leader Calls PM 'Desperate'". Pacific Islands Report. 6 January 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Rashneel Kumar (29 June 2018). "No change to election result". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ Melina Etches (19 February 2020). "Demos gunning for change". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE" (PDF). Cook Islands Gazette. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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