John Henry (Cook Islands politician)

For other people named John Henry, see John Henry (disambiguation).

John Henry
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
In office
17 November 2010 – 9 July 2014
Preceded byAlbert (Peto) Nicholas
Succeeded byAlbert Nicholas
Personal details
Political partyCook Islands Party

John Mokoenga Tikaka Henry (born c. 1959) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Henry is a nephew of former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Sir Geoffrey Henry.[1] He has previously worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.[2] He was elected at the 2010 election as MP for Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston.

In February 2011 he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament.[3] In May 2011 he was made associate minister of finance and internal affairs.[4]

Henry lost his seat at the 2014 election, losing to Albert Nicholas. When Nicholas was forced to resign from Parliament after being expelled from the Democratic Party, Henry contested the 2017 Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston by-election as an independent[5] but was unsuccessful.[6]

  1. ^ "John Henry picked for CIP Avatiu". Cook Islands News. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  2. ^ "A call to listen and act". Cook Islands Herald. 2 November 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Sir Geoffrey back in parliament". Cook Islands News. 19 February 2011. Archived from the original on 31 August 2011. Retrieved 16 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Cook Islands cabinet increases in size". RNZ. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ Richard Moore (11 May 2017). "Voter backlash ahead – former RAPPA MP". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Nicholas win will be relief for CIP govt". Cook Islands News. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2020.