Teokotai Herman Explained

Teokotai Herman
Constituency Mp5:Vaipae–Tautu
Parliament5:Cook Islands
Term Start5:1 August 2022
Predecessor5:Kitai Teinakore
Party:Cook Islands Party

Teokotai James "Tango" Herman is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Herman is a boatbuilder who has served five terms as mayor of Aitutaki.[1] He stood unsuccessfully for the electorate of Amuri–Ureia at the 2004 Cook Islands general election.[2] He was first elected to parliament in the 2022 Cook Islands general election.[3] He was sworn in as an MP on 21 March 2023.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Just get on a boat and go!' . Cook Islands News . Melina Etches . 17 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210518192828/https://www.cookislandsnews.com/features/outer-islands/go-local/just-get-on-a-boat-and-go/ . 18 May 2021.
  2. Web site: GENERAL ELECTION PRELIMINARY RESULTS: STATE OF THE PARTIES – to 13 September 2004 . Cook Islands News . 13 September 2004 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041015084208/http://www.cinews.co.ck:80/results.htm . 15 October 2004.
  3. Web site: WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE . Cook Islands Gazette . 11 August 2022 . 13 August 2022.
  4. Web site: New MP wants to work for the betterment of Cook Islands . Cook Islands News . Melina Etches . 22 March 2023 . 23 March 2023.