8th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jim Marurai (9 July 1947 – 5 November 2020) was a Cook Islands politician. He was the 8th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2004 to 2010. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
Jim Marurai | |
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8th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
In office 14 December 2004 – 29 November 2010 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Representative | Frederick Tutu Goodwin |
Deputy | Geoffrey Henry Terepai Maoate Robert Wigmore |
Preceded by | Robert Woonton |
Succeeded by | Henry Puna |
Minister of Education | |
In office 29 June 1999 – 29 November 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Geoffrey Henry Joe Williams Terepai Maoate Robert Woonton Himself |
Succeeded by | Teina Bishop |
Minister of Police | |
In office 29 September 2005 – 29 November 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Peri Vaevae Pare |
Succeeded by | Henry Puna |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
Preceded by | Terepai Maoate |
Succeeded by | Robert Wigmore |
In office 28 July 2009 – 2009 | |
Preceded by | Wilkie Rasmussen |
Succeeded by | Terepai Maoate |
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Ivirua | |
In office 1994 – 5 July 2017 | |
Succeeded by | Tony Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | Mangaia, Cook Islands | 9 July 1947
Died | 5 November 2020 73) Mangaia, Cook Islands | (aged
Political party | New Alliance Party Cook Islands First Party Democratic Party |
Spouse(s) | Tuaine Marurai (deceased) |
Children | Jason Marurai, Anna Marurai, Eion Marurai, Tokoa Marurai, R Marurai |
Alma mater | University of Otago |
In March 2020 Marurai went missing from his home but was found after two days.[1]
Marurai died on 5 November 2020 in Mangaia, Cook Islands at the age of 73.[2]
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