Pumati Israela

Pumati Israela is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the One Cook Islands Movement.

Pumati Israela
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara
In office 13 October 2016 – 14 June 2018
Preceded by	Teina Bishop
Succeeded by	Tereapii Maki-Kavana
Personal details
Political party	One Cook Islands Movement

Israela served as Aitutaki infrastructure manager from 1989 to 2016 and Mayor of Aitutaki from 1992 to 1995.^[1] He was first elected to Parliament in the 2016 Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara by-election following the conviction of One Cook Islands leader Teina Bishop for corruption.^[2] He was formally sworn in as an MP in June 2017.^[3] He was not re-elected at the 2018 election.^[4]