Ngamau Munokoa | |
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11th Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
In office 5 November 2003 – 19 November 2004 | |
Representative | Frederick Tutu Goodwin |
Prime Minister | Robert Woonton |
Preceded by | Terepai Maoate |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Henry |
Minister for the Environment | |
In office 31 July 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Jim Marurai |
Preceded by | Kete Ioane |
Succeeded by | Jim Marurai |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 17 October 2008 – 23 December 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Apii Piho |
In office 1 December 1999 – 12 February 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Terepai Maoate |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Peri Vaevae Pare |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 15 September 2005 – 31 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Robert Wigmore |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 September 2005 – 17 October 2008 | |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Kete Ioane |
Minister of Works | |
In office 1 December 1999 – 12 February 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Terepai Maoate |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Tom Marsters |
Member of the
Cook Islands Parliament for Nikao–Panama | |
In office July 1996 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Niroa Manuela |
Succeeded by | Vaine Mokoroa |
Personal details | |
Born | Rarotonga | 13 August 1944
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Ngamau Mere Munokoa OBE (born 13 August 1944), also known as "Aunty Mau", is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. She was the third woman ever elected to the Cook Islands Parliament, [1] the second appointed to Cabinet, [2] and the first to hold the post of Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister. [3] She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Munokoa was born in Rarotonga and attended Arorangi, Avarua and Nikao Primary schools and Tereora College. [4] She trained for clerical work in Auckland, New Zealand in the hope of becoming a teacher, but returned to the Cook Islands in 1962 to open a shop. [1]
Munokoa first ran for Parliament in 1994, but was unsuccessful. [1] She was elected in the 1996 Nikao–Panama by-election, defeating then- Cook Islands Party candidate Tina Browne. [5] In 1999 she was appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs and Works in the Cabinet of Sir Terepai Maoate. [6] She later served in the Cabinet of Robert Woonton, and in 2003 was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, becoming the first Cook Islands woman to hold the position. [3] She later resigned from Woonton's Cabinet following his decision to form a coalition with the rival Cook Islands Party, [7] but was reappointed in 2005 by Jim Marurai. [8] She continued to serve in Cabinet, holding various portfolios, [9] [10] until December 2009, when she resigned over the sacking of Democratic Party leader Terepai Maoate. [11] [12]
She was re-elected at the 2010 election, and again in 2014. She failed to be re-elected in the 2018 election, losing to Vaine Mokoroa. [13] Her 22-year career made her the longest-serving female MP. [14]
Munokoa was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. [15] [16] In October 2019, she was inducted into the hall of fame at the inaugural Vaine Rangatira awards for Cook Islands women. [17]
Ngamau Munokoa | |
---|---|
11th Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
In office 5 November 2003 – 19 November 2004 | |
Representative | Frederick Tutu Goodwin |
Prime Minister | Robert Woonton |
Preceded by | Terepai Maoate |
Succeeded by | Geoffrey Henry |
Minister for the Environment | |
In office 31 July 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Jim Marurai |
Preceded by | Kete Ioane |
Succeeded by | Jim Marurai |
Minister of Internal Affairs | |
In office 17 October 2008 – 23 December 2009 | |
Succeeded by | Apii Piho |
In office 1 December 1999 – 12 February 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Terepai Maoate |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Peri Vaevae Pare |
Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 15 September 2005 – 31 July 2009 | |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Robert Wigmore |
Minister of Justice | |
In office 15 September 2005 – 17 October 2008 | |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Kete Ioane |
Minister of Works | |
In office 1 December 1999 – 12 February 2002 | |
Prime Minister | Terepai Maoate |
Preceded by | Tupou Faireka |
Succeeded by | Tom Marsters |
Member of the
Cook Islands Parliament for Nikao–Panama | |
In office July 1996 – 14 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Niroa Manuela |
Succeeded by | Vaine Mokoroa |
Personal details | |
Born | Rarotonga | 13 August 1944
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Ngamau Mere Munokoa OBE (born 13 August 1944), also known as "Aunty Mau", is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. She was the third woman ever elected to the Cook Islands Parliament, [1] the second appointed to Cabinet, [2] and the first to hold the post of Cook Islands Deputy Prime Minister. [3] She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Munokoa was born in Rarotonga and attended Arorangi, Avarua and Nikao Primary schools and Tereora College. [4] She trained for clerical work in Auckland, New Zealand in the hope of becoming a teacher, but returned to the Cook Islands in 1962 to open a shop. [1]
Munokoa first ran for Parliament in 1994, but was unsuccessful. [1] She was elected in the 1996 Nikao–Panama by-election, defeating then- Cook Islands Party candidate Tina Browne. [5] In 1999 she was appointed as Minister of Internal Affairs and Works in the Cabinet of Sir Terepai Maoate. [6] She later served in the Cabinet of Robert Woonton, and in 2003 was appointed Deputy Prime Minister, becoming the first Cook Islands woman to hold the position. [3] She later resigned from Woonton's Cabinet following his decision to form a coalition with the rival Cook Islands Party, [7] but was reappointed in 2005 by Jim Marurai. [8] She continued to serve in Cabinet, holding various portfolios, [9] [10] until December 2009, when she resigned over the sacking of Democratic Party leader Terepai Maoate. [11] [12]
She was re-elected at the 2010 election, and again in 2014. She failed to be re-elected in the 2018 election, losing to Vaine Mokoroa. [13] Her 22-year career made her the longest-serving female MP. [14]
Munokoa was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours. [15] [16] In October 2019, she was inducted into the hall of fame at the inaugural Vaine Rangatira awards for Cook Islands women. [17]