Nooroa o Teariki Baker (born 15 August 1962)[1] is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Nooroa o Teariki Baker | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Akaoa | |
| In office 14 June 2018 – 1 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Teariki Heather |
| Succeeded by | Robert Stanley Heather |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 August 1962 Rarotonga |
| Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Baker was born in Rarotonga, but left for New Zealand in 1977 at the age of 15.[2] He subsequently trained as an arborist in Australia. He returned to the Cook Islands in 1999 and after a failed effort to become a planter, established a tree-management company.[3]
After running unsuccessfully in the 2014 Cook Islands general election, he was elected to parliament in the 2018 election,[4] defeating both Deputy Prime Minister Teariki Heather and his great-uncle Norman George.[5]
In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson on Renewable Energy and Transport.[6]
He lost his seat in the 2022 Cook Islands general election.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Nooroa-o-te-Ariki BAKER". Cook Islands Parliament. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Arborist is branching out". Cook Islands News. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Election: Arborist wants to cut spending". Cook Islands News. 21 May 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Cameron Scott (15 June 2018). "Baker ousts DPM". Cook Islands News. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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