Wesley Kareroa
Wesley Kareroa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Oneroa | |
| In office 9 July 2014 – 25 June 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Winton Pickering |
| Succeeded by | Rimmel Poila-Mokoroa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1967 |
| 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]
Kareroa lost his seat at the 2026 general election, with no Democratic Party candidates being elected to parliament.[7]
References
- 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ↑ "Mark Brown's Cook Islands Party set to govern for historic fifth consecutive term". RNZ. 27 August 2026. Retrieved 27 August 2026.