Kitai Teinakore | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Vaipae–Tautu | |
In office 14 June 2018 –1 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Mona Ioane |
Succeeded by | Teokotai Herman |
Personal details | |
Born | 23 October 1957 |
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Kitai Manuela Teinakore (born 23 October 1957) [1] is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Teinakore was born on Aitutaki and educated at Araura School,Vaitau School,and Aitutaki Junior High School. [1] He worked as a public servant for the Ministry of Agriculture. [1] He was first elected at the 2018 Cook Islands general election,defeating the Cook Islands Party's Moana Ioane. [2] In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson for the Ombudsman,House of Ariki and the Koutu Nui. [3]
He lost his seat in the 2022 Cook Islands general election. [4]
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