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Kiriau Turepu is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Kiriau Turepu | |
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Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 24 July 2013 – 14 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
Preceded by | Nandi Glassie |
Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
Minister for the Environment | |
In office 3 November 2013 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Henry Puna |
Succeeded by | Robert Tapaitau |
Minister of Business, Trade and Investment Board | |
In office 3 November 2013 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Mark Brown |
Succeeded by | George Angene |
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Matavera | |
In office 17 November 2010 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Cassey Eggelton |
Succeeded by | Vaitoti Tupa |
In office 19 July 2006 – 27 September 2006 | |
Preceded by | Peri Vaevae Pare |
Succeeded by | Cassey Eggelton |
Personal details | |
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Turepu was educated at Northland College in New Zealand.[1] He represented the Cook Islands in tennis at the 1971 South Pacific Games in Papeete, Tahiti.[2]
Turepu was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 Matavera by-election.[3] As a result, the government lost its majority and dissolved Parliament to avoid a confidence vote.[4] He was unsuccessful in the ensuing 2006 election, but was re-elected at the 2010 election.
In May 2011 Turepu was made associate minister of agriculture.[5] In July 2013 he was appointed to Cabinet proper as Minister of Agriculture.[6][7] In November 2013 he was also given responsibility for the Business and Environment portfolios.[8] He was re-elected at the 2014 election,[9] In 2017 he established the Marae Moana marine sanctuary,[10] which at the time was the largest multiple-use marine protected area in the world.[11]
He lost his seat in the 2018 election to Vaitoti Tupa.[12]
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