John Henry (Cook Islands politician) explained

John Henry
Constituency Mp5:	Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston
Parliament5:	Cook Islands
Term Start5:	17 November 2010
Term End5:	9 July 2014
Predecessor5:	Albert (Peto) Nicholas
Successor5:	Albert Nicholas
Party:	Cook Islands Party

John Mokoenga Tikaka Henry (born c. 1959) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Henry is a nephew of former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands Sir Geoffrey Henry.^[1] He has previously worked as a civil servant in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.^[2] He was elected at the 2010 election as MP for Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston.

In February 2011 he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament.^[3] In May 2011 he was made associate minister of finance and internal affairs.^[4]

Henry lost his seat at the 2014 election, losing to Albert Nicholas. When Nicholas was forced to resign from Parliament after being expelled from the Democratic Party, Henry contested the 2017 Avatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston by-election as an independent^[5] but was unsuccessful.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: John Henry picked for CIP Avatiu . Cook Islands News . 5 July 2010 . 19 November 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100715062150/http://www.cinews.co.ck/2010/July/Wed07/local.htm . 15 July 2010.
2. Web site: A call to listen and act . Cook Islands Herald . 2 November 2010 . 19 November 2010.
3. Web site: Sir Geoffrey back in parliament . Cook Islands News . 19 February 2011 . 16 October 2011.
4. Web site: Cook Islands cabinet increases in size . RNZ . 25 May 2011 . 3 July 2020.
5. Web site: Voter backlash ahead – former RAPPA MP . Richard Moore . Cook Islands News . 11 May 2017 . 12 July 2020.
6. Web site: Nicholas win will be relief for CIP govt . Cook Islands News . 22 May 2017 . 12 July 2020.