Pumati Israela

Pumati Israela
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara
In office
13 October 2016 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byTeina Bishop
Succeeded byTereapii Maki-Kavana
Personal details
Political partyOne Cook Islands Movement

Pumati Israela is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the One Cook Islands Movement.

Israela served as Aitutaki infrastructure manager from 1989 to 2016 and Mayor of Aitutaki from 1992 to 1995.[1] He was first elected to Parliament in the 2016 Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara by-election following the conviction of One Cook Islands leader Teina Bishop for corruption.[2] He was formally sworn in as an MP in June 2017.[3] He was not re-elected at the 2018 election.[4]

  1. ^ "OCI says confidence is high for by-election". Cook Islands News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "OCI in 'historic' victory". Cook Islands News. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Familiar faces, but different roles". Cook Islands News. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Statement by Democratic Party on Pumati Israela - Cook Islands News". Retrieved 19 December 2020.