Albert (Peto) Nicholas

Albert (Peto) Nicholas (born 9 May 1951) is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament for the seat of the seat of Avatiu/Ruatonga.

Nicholas was born on Rarotonga and educated at St Joseph primary school and Tereora College. He was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Alliance Party in the 1994 election.^[1] He was re-elected in 1999 as a member of the New Alliance Party, but switched allegiance to the Cook Islands Party later that year.^[1]

Nicholas left the CIP in July 2010 following a dispute about candidate selection, and founded the Party Tumu.^[2] He stood under that party's banner in the 2010 election, but was unsuccessful.

References

^ ^a ^b "New Albert stands for values of old". Cook Islands News. 2010-07-09. http://www.cinews.co.ck/2010/July/Wed14/other.htm#1007090907. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
^ "New party from CIP fallout". Cook Islands News. 2010-07-03. http://www.cinews.co.ck/2010/July/Wed07/local.htm#1007030108. Retrieved 2010-07-11.

External links

Profile at Cook Islands Parliament.

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Name	Nicholas, Albert
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Short description	Cook Islands politician
Date of birth	1951-05-09
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