Tupou Alfred Faireka is a

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politician and former deputy leader of the

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. He was an MP for 13 years and served as a

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. Faireka was first elected to

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in 1993, representing the constituency of Tupapa-Maraerenga. He served as Leader of the House in the coalition government of

Robert Woonton Robert Woonton (born 1949) is a Cook Islands politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 11 February 2002 until 11 December 2004, and later as High Commissioner to New Zealand. He was a member of the centrist D ...

, before being appointed as a Parliamentary Undersecretary in October 2002. He was appointed to the coalition Cabinet of

Jim Marurai Jim Marurai (9 July 1947 – November 2020) was a Cook Islands politician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Personal life Marurai was born in Ivirua, Mangaia. He attended Ivirua an ...

as Minister of Justice, Agriculture and Marine Resources in December 2004, but was sacked in September 2005 after a coalition realignment. In 2006, shortly before the 2006 election, Faireka was elected deputy leader of the Cook Islands Party. He subsequently lost his seat to

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member

John Tangi John David Tangi (13 November 1950 – 1 August 2018) was a Cook Islands politician, MP, and Clerk of the Cook Islands Parliament. He was a member of the Democratic Party. Tangi was born in Alofi, Niue. He was educated at Nikao and Avarua prima ...

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