Albert (Peto) Nicholas

Albert (Peto) Nicholas
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
In office
24 March 1994 – 17 November 2010
Preceded byRei Jack Enoka
Succeeded byJohn Henry
Personal details
Political partyNew Alliance Party
Cook Islands Party
Party Tumu
RelationsAlbert Nicholas

Albert (Peto) Nicholas (9 May 1951 – 15 August 2012) was a Cook Islands politician. He was member of the Cook Islands Parliament for the seat of the seat of Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston for 18 years.

Nicholas was born on Rarotonga and educated at St Joseph primary school and Tereora College. He was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Alliance Party in the 1994 election.[1] He was re-elected in 1999 as a member of the New Alliance Party, but switched allegiance to the Cook Islands Party later that year.[1]

Nicholas left the CIP in July 2010 following a dispute about candidate selection, and founded the Party Tumu.[2] He stood under that party's banner in the 2010 election, but was unsuccessful.

On 15 August 2012 Nicholas died of a heart attack while driving in Rarotonga.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b "New Albert stands for values of old". Cook Islands News. 9 July 2010. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  2. ^ "New party from CIP fallout". Cook Islands News. 3 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 11 July 2010.
  3. ^ Calida Smylie (16 August 2012). "Tragic accident". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 11 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Former Cooks MP in fatal accident". Radio New Zealand International. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.