Nandi Glassie | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office 3 December 2010 – 14 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
Preceded by | Apii Piho |
Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 March 2015 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Teariki Heather |
Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 3 November 2013 – 15 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mark Brown |
Succeeded by | Albert Nicholas |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 3 December 2010 – 24 July 2013 | |
Preceded by | Robert Wigmore |
Succeeded by | Kiriau Turepu |
Member of the
Cook Islands Parliament for Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua | |
In office 27 September 2006 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Tatuava |
Succeeded by | Te-Hani Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 May 1951 Atiu |
Died | 4 September 2020 Rarotonga | (aged 69)
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Nandi Tuaine Glassie (21 May 1951 – 4 September 2020) [1] was a Cook Islands politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, then St Stephens School in Auckland. [2] He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a bachelor of Arts, before completing a Masters in Public Policy at Massey University. [2] He had a long career as a public servant for the New Zealand Department of Labour, the Manukau City Council, and the Cook Islands Government. From 2005 – 2006 he was chief of staff in the office of the Cook Islands Prime Minister. [2]
Glassie was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 snap election, defeating Cook Islands Democratic Party MP Eugene Tatuava. He served as a backbench MP for the 2006 – 2010 term
Glassie was re-elected in the 2010 election and appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Health and Minister of Agriculture. [3] [4] A Cabinet reshuffle in November 2013 saw him lose the Agriculture portfolio to Kiriau Turepu and take over as Minister of Internal Affairs, the Ombudsman, and Parliamentary Services. [5]
He was re-elected at the 2014 election. [6] A further Cabinet reshuffle in March 2015 saw him yield the Internal Affairs and Ombudsman portfolios to Albert Nicholas and become Minister of Justice. [7] During this term Glassie launched a mental health strategy [8] and a health workforce plan. [9]
He lost his seat at the 2018 election to Te-Hani Brown. [10] [11] Following his election loss Glassie founded the Cook Islands United Party with former MP Teariki Heather. [12] He subsequently contested the 2019 March Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua by-election, sparked by the defection of Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party, as a Democratic Party candidate, but was unsuccessful. [13] When Brown resigned again to avoid an unfavourable election petition ruling, he was too ill to contest a second by-election. [14]
Glassie had four sons and lived with his wife in Rarotonga. He died on Rarotonga on 4 September 2020 of cancer. [1]
Nandi Glassie | |
---|---|
Minister of Health | |
In office 3 December 2010 – 14 June 2018 | |
Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
Preceded by | Apii Piho |
Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 March 2015 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Teariki Heather |
Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 3 November 2013 – 15 March 2015 | |
Preceded by | Mark Brown |
Succeeded by | Albert Nicholas |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 3 December 2010 – 24 July 2013 | |
Preceded by | Robert Wigmore |
Succeeded by | Kiriau Turepu |
Member of the
Cook Islands Parliament for Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua | |
In office 27 September 2006 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Eugene Tatuava |
Succeeded by | Te-Hani Brown |
Personal details | |
Born | 21 May 1951 Atiu |
Died | 4 September 2020 Rarotonga | (aged 69)
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Nandi Tuaine Glassie (21 May 1951 – 4 September 2020) [1] was a Cook Islands politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, then St Stephens School in Auckland. [2] He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a bachelor of Arts, before completing a Masters in Public Policy at Massey University. [2] He had a long career as a public servant for the New Zealand Department of Labour, the Manukau City Council, and the Cook Islands Government. From 2005 – 2006 he was chief of staff in the office of the Cook Islands Prime Minister. [2]
Glassie was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 snap election, defeating Cook Islands Democratic Party MP Eugene Tatuava. He served as a backbench MP for the 2006 – 2010 term
Glassie was re-elected in the 2010 election and appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Health and Minister of Agriculture. [3] [4] A Cabinet reshuffle in November 2013 saw him lose the Agriculture portfolio to Kiriau Turepu and take over as Minister of Internal Affairs, the Ombudsman, and Parliamentary Services. [5]
He was re-elected at the 2014 election. [6] A further Cabinet reshuffle in March 2015 saw him yield the Internal Affairs and Ombudsman portfolios to Albert Nicholas and become Minister of Justice. [7] During this term Glassie launched a mental health strategy [8] and a health workforce plan. [9]
He lost his seat at the 2018 election to Te-Hani Brown. [10] [11] Following his election loss Glassie founded the Cook Islands United Party with former MP Teariki Heather. [12] He subsequently contested the 2019 March Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua by-election, sparked by the defection of Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party, as a Democratic Party candidate, but was unsuccessful. [13] When Brown resigned again to avoid an unfavourable election petition ruling, he was too ill to contest a second by-election. [14]
Glassie had four sons and lived with his wife in Rarotonga. He died on Rarotonga on 4 September 2020 of cancer. [1]