Pukeiti Pukeiti | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Tamarua | |
In office 3 February 2009 –18 October 2012 | |
Preceded by | Mii Parima |
Succeeded by | Tetangi Matapo |
Personal details | |
Died | 18 October 2012 |
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
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Pukeiti's death precipitated the 2013 Tamarua by-election.
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