Pumati Israela

Pumati Israela is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the One Cook Islands Movement.

Pumati Israela
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Arutanga–Reureu–Nikaupara
In office
13 October 2016  14 June 2018
Preceded byTeina Bishop
Succeeded byTereapii Maki-Kavana
Personal details
Political partyOne Cook Islands Movement

Israela served as Aitutaki infrastructure manager from 1989 to 2016 and Mayor of Aitutaki from 1992 to 1995.[1] He was first elected to Parliament in the 2016 Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara by-election following the conviction of One Cook Islands leader Teina Bishop for corruption.[2] He was formally sworn in as an MP in June 2017.[3] He was not re-elected at the 2018 election.[4]

References

  1. "OCI says confidence is high for by-election". Cook Islands News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "OCI in 'historic' victory". Cook Islands News. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. "Familiar faces, but different roles". Cook Islands News. 20 June 2017. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  4. "Statement by Democratic Party on Pumati Israela - Cook Islands News". Retrieved 19 December 2020.


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