Agnes Armstrong | |
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![]() Agnes Armstrong in 2019 | |
Member of the
Cook Islands Parliament for Ivirua | |
Assumed office 21 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tony Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1959 |
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Spouse | Tony Armstrong |
Agnes Helen Armstrong (born 10 June 1959) [1] is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Armstrong is from Rarotonga and was educated at Nikao Side School and Tereora College. [1] She worked as a seafood retailer, [2] shipping agent, [3] and for Air New Zealand. [1] She moved to Mangaia in 2016 to start an orchard. [4] Her husband contested the 2017 Ivirua by-election following the retirement of Jim Marurai and was elected to Parliament. [5] Following his death in 2018 she contested the resulting 2019 Ivirua by-election and was elected in his place. [6] [7] Shortly after the election, she attended the UNDP's Pacific Women in Power Forum with other female Cook Island's MP's. [8]
In December 2019 she was part of a protest by women MPs to permit the wearing of ei katu (floral crowns) in Parliament. [9] In February 2020 she was appointed spokesperson for Internal Affairs, and Outer Islands Special Projects. [10] In April 2020 Armstrong voluntarily took a 15% pay cut to help her constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] In June of that year she advocated for tariffs on imported fruit and vegetables to encourage local production. [12]
She was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election. [13]
Agnes Armstrong | |
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![]() Agnes Armstrong in 2019 | |
Member of the
Cook Islands Parliament for Ivirua | |
Assumed office 21 January 2019 | |
Preceded by | Tony Armstrong |
Personal details | |
Born | 10 June 1959 |
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Spouse | Tony Armstrong |
Agnes Helen Armstrong (born 10 June 1959) [1] is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Armstrong is from Rarotonga and was educated at Nikao Side School and Tereora College. [1] She worked as a seafood retailer, [2] shipping agent, [3] and for Air New Zealand. [1] She moved to Mangaia in 2016 to start an orchard. [4] Her husband contested the 2017 Ivirua by-election following the retirement of Jim Marurai and was elected to Parliament. [5] Following his death in 2018 she contested the resulting 2019 Ivirua by-election and was elected in his place. [6] [7] Shortly after the election, she attended the UNDP's Pacific Women in Power Forum with other female Cook Island's MP's. [8]
In December 2019 she was part of a protest by women MPs to permit the wearing of ei katu (floral crowns) in Parliament. [9] In February 2020 she was appointed spokesperson for Internal Affairs, and Outer Islands Special Projects. [10] In April 2020 Armstrong voluntarily took a 15% pay cut to help her constituents during the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] In June of that year she advocated for tariffs on imported fruit and vegetables to encourage local production. [12]
She was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election. [13]