Tukaka Ama Explained

Tukaka Ama
Constituency Mp5:	Ngatangiia
Parliament5:	Cook Islands
Term Start5:	1 August 2022
Predecessor5:	Tamaiva Tuavera
Party:	Cook Islands Party

Tukaka "Kaka" George Tamarua Ama is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party. He is the brother of MP Akaiti Puna.^[1]

Ama is from Ngatangiia on Rarotonga. He previously worked as a public servant for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigration.

He stood for election at the 2018 Cook Islands general election as a Cook Islands Party candidate,^[2] losing to the Democrats' Tamaiva Tuavera.^[3] As a candidate he advocated for higher wages and lower interest rates.^[4] He stood again at the 2022 Cook Islands general election and was elected.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brother-sister duo fulfil parents dream . Cook Islands News . Melina Etches . 24 March 2023 . 25 March 2023.
2. Web site: ‘I’m ready to serve,’ says CIP’s newest candidate . Cook Islands News . 18 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171202032755/http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/66291-i-m-ready-to-serve-says-cip-s-newest-candidate . 2 December 2017.
3. Web site: Captain Tama on course for another term . Cook Islands News . 18 June 2018 . 14 August 2022.
4. Web site: Call for Cook Islands hourly rate to be increased . RNZ . 9 October 2017 . 14 August 2022.
5. Web site: Winners are grinners: New MPs ready to serve . Cook Islands News . 12 August 2022 . 14 August 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220812224602/https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/winners-are-grinners-new-mps-ready-to-serve/ . 12 August 2022.
6. 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.