Robert Tapaitau
Robert Taimoe Tapaitau is a Cook Islands politician and Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He represents the electorate of Penrhyn as an independent.
Robert Tapaitau | |
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 Robert Tapaitau in 2020 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Mark Brown |
| Preceded by | Mark Brown |
| Minister of Infrastructure & Planning | |
| Assumed office 10 July 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Henry Puna Mark Brown |
| Preceded by | Teariki Heather |
| Minister of National Environment Services | |
| Assumed office 20 September 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Kiriau Turepu |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Penrhyn | |
| Assumed office 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Willie John |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
Tapaitau is the son of former Democratic party cabinet minister Tepure Tapaitau.[1] He has previously lived in Australia and worked as a builder. He was first elected at the 2018 election.[2] Following the election he decided to back the Cook Islands Party government of Henry Puna, and was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Infrastructure, Environmental Services, Transport, and Outer Islands Special Projects.[3][4]
On 1 October, following the retirement of Henry Puna, he was appointed Deputy Prime Minister.[5] He retained all his Cabinet portfolios.[6]
References
- Rashneel Kumar (18 June 2018). "Tapaitau ready to be island voice". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- "Brown DPM in new cabinet". Cook Islands News. 10 July 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- "Cook Islands Party forms government with crucial help of independents". ABC. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- "Mark Brown new Cook Islands leader". RNZ. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- Emmanuel Samoglou and Rashneel Kumar (8 October 2020). "PM takes on 17 portfolios". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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