Willie John

Willie John
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Penrhyn
In office
9 July 2014 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byWilkie Rasmussen
Succeeded byRobert Tapaitau
Personal details
Political partyCook Islands Party

Willie John is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

John ran as an independent in the 2010 Cook Islands general election, but was narrowly defeated by Democratic Party candidate Wilkie Rasmussen. From 2012 to 2013 he was the executive officer for Penrhyn atoll. As executive officer, he lived in Rarotonga rather than relocating to the atoll.[1] He resigned in order to contest the 2014 election. John ran as a candidate for the Cook Islands Party and was elected to Parliament.[2][3] He was subsequently appointed Leader of the House.[4]

He was not re-elected at the 2018 election.[5]

  1. ^ "The story behind Tongareva 'blowout'". Cook Islands News. 4 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Cook Islands Party wins absolute majority". RNZ. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Willie John holds on in Penrhyn". Cook Islands News. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "PM announces key appointments". Cook Islands News. 16 October 2014. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. ^ Rashneel Kumar (18 June 2018). "Tapaitau ready to be island voice". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 5 July 2020.