Cassey Eggelton

Cassey Tereapii Eggelton (born 26 February 1952) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister.

Eggelton was born in Rarotonga and attended Ngatangiia Primary school and Tereora College.[1] She worked as a hotel manager and has a long association with the Miss Cook Islands Pageant.[1] She was elected to Parliament as a member of the Democratic Party for the seat of Matavera in the 2006 elections.

Eggelton was initially appointed Deputy Speaker, and was later appointed to Cabinet in March 2010 as Minister for Culture and the Environment.[2] After she refused to resign from the cabinet following a request, she was expelled from the Democratic Party on 8 April 2010.[3] She failed to win re-election in the 2010 election.

Eggleton's brother-in-law is Queen's Representative Frederick Tutu Goodwin.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Cassey Eggelton". Parliament of the Cook Islands. http://www.parliament.gov.ck/members/eggleton.html. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
  2. ^ "Cassey joins cabinet". Cook Islands News. 2010-03-24. http://www.cinews.co.ck/2010/March/Wed24/local.htm#1003240109. Retrieved 2010-03-26. 
  3. ^ "Cooks Democratic Party expels four members still in government". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-04-08. http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=52892. Retrieved 2010-04-08. 
  4. ^ "Goodwin confirmed as QR: 25 years after meeting the Queen, he’s her representative". Cook Islands News. 2001-02-07. 

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