Sonny Williams | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Titikaveka | |
Assumed office 1 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Selina Napa |
Personal details | |
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
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Williams worked as a civil servant and served as Cultural Development Secretary for the Cook Islands Government. In June 2019 he moved to Infrastructure Cook Islands to work as director for projects and planning. [1] He was first elected to parliament at the 2022 Cook Islands general election,winning the seat of Titikaveka by just three votes. [2] [3] He was confirmed as an MP following an election petition on 11 March 2023. [4]
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