Ngatupuna Matepi

Ngatupuna Matepi
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Member of the Legislative Assembly
In office
1958–1977
ConstituencyMangaia
Leader of the Opposition
In office
1968–1969
Succeeded byTangaroa Tangaroa
Member for Health and Social Development
In office
1964–1965
Preceded byJulian Dashwood
Succeeded byManea Tamarua
Julian Dashwood
Personal details
Born1909
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Died1977 (aged 68)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Political partyUPP (1965–1968)
UCI (1968–1971)
Democratic (1971–1977)

Ngatupuna Matepi (1909–1977) was a Cook Islands politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1958 until his death, had two spells in the cabinet between 1962 and 1965, and became the first official Leader of the Opposition in 1968.