Aaron Cook (politician)

Aaron Stein Cook is a Nauruan politician.

For other people named Aaron Cook, see Aaron Cook.
The Honourable
Aaron Cook
MP
Cook in 2016
Member of the Nauruan Parliament
for Aiwo
In office
2013–2019
Preceded byGodfrey Thoma
Succeeded byRennier Gadabu

Career

Cook unsuccessfully ran to represent the Aiwo Constituency in the parliament of Nauru in 2008, as well as April and June 2010.[1][2][3] In 2009, Cook was elected as president of the Nauru Weightlifting Federation.[4]

Cook was first elected to parliament in 2013 election, where he unseated Parliament Speaker Godfrey Thoma.[5][6] Cook was appointed by President Baron Waqa as Minister for Commerce, Industry & Environment, RONPhos, and the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation.[7] In parliament, he served on both the Library Committee and the Printing Committee.[5] Cook was re-elected in the 2016 election.[8] Waqa again gave him ministerial appointments, as Minister for RONPhos, the Nauru Rehabilitation Corporation, and the Nauru Utilities Corporation.[9] Cook failed to be re-elected in the 2019 election.[10] Cook again unsuccessfully ran in the 2022 election.[11]

In August 2020, businessman Mozammil Gulamabbas Bhojani was convicted by an Australian court of bribing two Nauruan officials, Cook (in his capacity as minister for RONPhos) and RONPhos Chairman Trevor Bernicke, in exchange for favorable phosphate contracts between 2015 and 2017.[12]

Personal life

On 18 July 1981, Cook married Corina Shra Detudamo of the Uaboe District.[13]

References
  1. Solomon, Camilla (26 April 2008). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2008" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (46): 2.
  2. Cain, Michael B. (24 April 2010). "CONSTITUENCY OF AIWO" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (48): 1.
  3. Cain, Michael B. (19 June 2010). "GENERAL PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION 2010" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (79): 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2022.
  4. "Latest News". Oceania Weightlifting Federation. March 2009. p. 1. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  5. "Hon Aaron Cook MP - Member for Constituency of Aiwo". Republic of Nauru. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  6. "Nauru gets second woman MP, first in nearly 30 years". Radio New Zealand. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  7. "Hon. Aaron Cook, MP". Republic of Nauru. Archived from the original on 13 August 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  8. "Declaration of Results Aiwo Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  9. "Nauru cabinet sworn in". Loop Nauru. 16 July 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  10. "Declaration of Results 2019 Parliamentary Elections Aiwo Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 25 August 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  11. "Declaration of Results 2022 Parliamentary Elections Aiwo Constituency" (PDF). Nauru Electoral Commission. 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  12. Doherty, Brian; Touma, Rafqa (24 May 2023). "Morrison government paid corrupt businessman millions for offshore processing on Nauru". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  13. Ika, B. (7 April 1982). "MARRIAGES" (PDF). Republic of Nauru Government Gazette (19): 5.
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