Office2: | Minister of Justice |
Term Start2: | 6 January 2010 |
Term End2: | 17 November 2010 |
Primeminister2: | Jim Marurai |
Predecessor2: | Kete Ioane |
Successor2: | Henry Puna |
Office3: | Minister of Health |
Term Start3: | 6 January 2010 |
Term End3: | 17 November 2010 |
Predecessor3: | Kete Ioane |
Successor3: | Nandi Glassie |
Office4: | Minister of Internal Affairs |
Term Start4: | 6 January 2010 |
Term End4: | 17 November 2010 |
Predecessor4: | Ngamau Munokoa |
Successor4: | Mark Brown |
Constituency Mp10: | Manihiki |
Parliament10: | Cook Islands |
Term Start10: | 27 September 2006 |
Term End10: | 17 November 2010 |
Predecessor10: | Henry Puna |
Successor10: | Henry Puna |
Birth Date: | 25 August 1960 |
Birth Place: | Rakahanga |
Party: | Cook Islands Democratic Party |
Tereapii (Apii) Piho (born 25 August 1960) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister.
Piho was born on Rakahanga and educated in New Zealand.[1] He was first elected to Parliament for the seat of Manihiki as a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party at the 2006 election, defeating Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna.[2]
In December 2009 he was appointed to Cabinet following the sacking of Terepai Maoate and resignation of Democratic party cabinet ministers.[3] holding the portfolios of Justice, Health, Internal Affairs, Youth & Sports, and NGOs.[4] As a result, he was expelled from the Democratic Party on 8 April 2010.[5]
Piho failed to win re-election in the 2010 election and was defeated by Henry Puna.