Terepai Maoate Jnr

Terepai Maoate Jnr
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Amuri–Ureia
In office
14 June 2018 – 1 August 2022
Preceded byToanui Isamaela
Succeeded byToanui Isamaela
In office
7 September 2004 – 17 November 2010
Preceded byPaora Teiti
Succeeded byToanui Isamaela
Personal details
Born (1961-12-05) 5 December 1961 (age 62)
Political partyDemocratic Party

Terepai Maoate Jnr (born 5 December 1961),[1] also known as Junior Maoate, is a former Cook Islands politician. He is a member of the Democratic Party and represented the constituency of Amuri–Ureia from 2004 to 2010 and again from 2018 to 2022. He is the son of former Cook Islands Prime Minister Sir Terepai Maoate.

Maoate was born on Manihiki and educated at Araura Primary school, Araura College and Tereora College.[1] He later attended Whangarei Boys College and the University of Auckland in New Zealand.[1] He was first elected to the Cook Islands Parliament at the 2004 election. He served as Associate Minister of Finance and Health.

In September 2010 he threatened to quit the Democratic Party if his father's nomination for the seat of Ngatangiia was not confirmed.[2] He ran as a Democratic candidate, but failed to win re-election. He was subsequently re-elected at the 2018 election.[3] In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson for Audit, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Financial Intelligence Unit, Seabed Mining Authority and Natural Resources.[4] In March 2021 he was replaced as deputy leader of the Democratic Party by William (Smiley) Heather.[5]

He lost his seat in the 2022 Cook Islands general election.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Terepai MAOATE". Cook Islands Parliament. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Maoate threatens walkout". Cook Islands News. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2010.
  3. ^ "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  4. ^ Melina Etches (19 February 2020). "Demos gunning for change". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Heather replaces Maoate as Demos deputy leader". Cook Islands News. 5 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. ^ "WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE" (PDF). Cook Islands Gazette. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.