Wesley Kareroa (born 15 November 1967) is a

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politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Kareroa was born on

Rarotonga Rarotonga is the largest and most populous of the Cook Islands. The island is volcanic, with an area of , and is home to almost 75% of the country's population, with 13,007 of a total population of 17,434. The Cook Islands' Parliament buildings a ...

and educated at Mangaia Primary School and Mangaia College. He worked as an agent for

Air Rarotonga Air Rarotonga is an airline based in Rarotonga, Cook Islands and is ‘The Airline of the Cook Islands’. It operates inter-island and regional scheduled services throughout the Cook Islands and to Tahiti. It also operates chartered flights t ...

. He was first elected to Parliament in the

2014 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 9 July 2014, determining the membership of the 14th Cook Islands Parliament. The Cook Islands Party (CIP) initially appeared to have retained its majority, winning 13 seats, while the Democrat ...

. After the election he was reportedly offered a ministerial position by Prime Minister

Henry Puna Henry Tuakeu Puna (born 29 July 1949) is a Cook Islands politician, and the current secretary-general of the Pacific Islands Forum. He was Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from November 2010 to October 2020. Since 2006 he has been leader of th ...

in exchange for supporting him in the House, but refused. He was re-elected in the 2018 election. In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson on National Superannuation and Parliamentary Services. He was re-elected at the

2022 Cook Islands general election General elections were held in the Cook Islands on 1 August 2022. A referendum on legalising medical cannabis was held on the same day. Background In the 2018 general election, the Democratic Party won a plurality with 11 seats but fell shor ...

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Living people 1967 births People from Rarotonga Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians {{CookIslands-politician-stub