Apii Piho

Tereapii (Apii) Piho (born 25 August 1960) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister.

Piho was born on Rakahanga and educated in New Zealand.[1] He was first elected to Parliament for the seat of Manihiki as a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party at the 2006 election, defeating Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna.[2]

In December 2009 he was appointed to Cabinet following the sacking of Terepai Maoate and resignation of Democratic party cabinet ministers.[3] He currently holds the portfolios of Justice, Health, Internal Affairs, Youth & Sports, and NGOs.[4] As a result, he was expelled from the Democratic Party on 8 April 2010.[5]

Piho failed to win re-election in the 2010 election and was defeated by Henry Puna.

References

  1. ↑ "Tereapii Piho". Cook Islands Parliament. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  2. ↑ "Leader of Cook Islands Party at a loss over election result". Radio New Zealand International. 2006-10-01. Retrieved 2009-12-25.
  3. ↑ "PM appoints new ministers". Cook Islands News. 2009-12-26. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-01.
  4. ↑ "Ministerial portfolio allocations (as of January 5)". Cook Islands News. 2010-01-06. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-08.
  5. ↑ "Cooks Democratic Party expels four members still in government". Radio New Zealand International. 2010-04-08. Retrieved 2010-04-08.

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