Tamaiva Tuavera | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Ngatangiia | |
In office 9 July 2014 –1 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Atatoa Herman |
Succeeded by | Tukaka Ama |
Personal details | |
Born | Matavera,Rarotonga | 10 April 1958
Political party | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Tamaiva Tuavera (born 10 April 1958) [1] is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.
Tuavera was born in Matavera on Rarotonga. [2] He was educated at Tereora College and at Rutherford High School in Auckland. [2] He dropped out of school,and after working a variety of jobs joined the New Zealand Army in 1976 at the age of 17. [2] He served as a rifleman and instructor,and was posted in Singapore. After being medically discharged in 1991,he returned to Rarotonga,where he married and started a tourism business. [2]
Tuavera was first elected to Parliament in the 2014 Cook Islands general election. In 2015,he was appointed opposition spokesperson for Police,Marine Resources and Culture. [3] His re-election at the 2018 election was challenged on the basis of alleged bribery,but the electoral petition was unsuccessful. [4] In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson for Police and Marine Resources. [5]
In 2017 he saved the lives of three children on holiday who were swept away while swimming. [6]
He lost his seat in the 2022 Cook Islands general election. [7]
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