James Cecil Cocker Explained

James Cecil Cocker
Office2:Minister of Finance
Term Start2:1982
Term End2:1991
Primeminister2:Fatafehi Tuʻipelehake
Predecessor2:Mahe Tupouniua
Successor2:Tutoatasi Fakafanua
Birth Date:26 July 1939
Death Date:May 2014

James Cecil Cocker was a Tongan politician who formerly served as a cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister[1] and Minister of Finance.

Cocker was born on 26 July 1939 in Nuku'alofa.[2] He got a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1963.

Cocker was appointed into the cabinet as the Minister of Finance in 1982, and served until 1991.[3] In October 2001, King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV appointed him as the Deputy Prime Minister. Cocker was described as one of king's friends.[4]

Cocker served as a director in the National Reserve Bank of Tonga from November 2013 and May 2014, when he died.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tonga Department of Economic and Social Affairs . sdgs.un.org.
  2. Web site: Men of Achievement . Melrose Press . en . 1983.
  3. Web site: Former Ministers | Ministry of Finance and National Planning. August 31, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150831134646/http://www.finance.gov.to/about-us/our-people/former-ministers. 2015-08-31. 2020-10-15. live.
  4. Web site: COUNTRY REPORT December 2001 . The Economist Intelligence Unit.
  5. Web site: Annual Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2014 . Reserve Bank of Tonga.

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