Albert (Peto) Nicholas

Albert (Peto) Nicholas (9 May 1951 – 15 August 2012) was a Cook Islands politician. He was member of the Cook Islands Parliament for the seat of the seat of Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston for 18 years.

Albert (Peto) Nicholas
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
In office 24 March 1994 – 17 November 2010
Preceded by	Rei Jack Enoka
Succeeded by	John Henry
Personal details
Political party	New Alliance Party Cook Islands Party Party Tumu
Relations	Albert Nicholas

Nicholas was born on Rarotonga and educated at St Joseph primary school and Tereora College. He was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Alliance Party in the 1994 election.^[1] He was re-elected in 1999 as a member of the New Alliance Party, but switched allegiance to the Cook Islands Party later that year.^[1]

Nicholas left the CIP in July 2010 following a dispute about candidate selection, and founded the Party Tumu.^[2] He stood under that party's banner in the 2010 election, but was unsuccessful.

On 15 August 2012 Nicholas died of a heart attack while driving in Rarotonga.^[3][4]