Wesley Kareroa Explained

Wesley Kareroa
Constituency Mp5:Oneroa
Parliament5:Cook Islands
Term Start5:9 July 2014
Predecessor5:Winton Pickering
Birth Date:15 November 1967
Party:Cook Islands Democratic Party

Wesley Kareroa (born 15 November 1967)[1] is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.

Kareroa was born on Rarotonga and educated at Mangaia Primary School and Mangaia College.[1] He worked as an agent for Air Rarotonga.[2] He was first elected to Parliament in the 2014 Cook Islands general election. After the election he was reportedly offered a ministerial position by Prime Minister Henry Puna in exchange for supporting him in the House, but refused.[3] He was re-elected in the 2018 election.[4]

In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson on National Superannuation and Parliamentary Services.[5]

He was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wesley KAREROA . Cook Islands Parliament . 14 August 2022.
  2. Web site: CIP leadership could be reviewed . Cook Islands News . 14 May 2014 . 3 July 2020.
  3. Web site: Cooks Democratic Party Leader Calls PM ‘Desperate’ . Pacific Islands Report . 6 January 2015 . 3 July 2020.
  4. Web site: No change to election result . Rashneel Kumar . Cook Islands News . 29 June 2018 . 3 July 2020.
  5. Web site: Demos gunning for change . Melina Etches . Cook Islands News . 19 February 2020 . 3 July 2020.
  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.

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