Cooks cabinet
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Who’s who in the Cooks cabinet
Premier (and Minister of Finance and Economic Development) Dr Tom Davis had his seven-man cabinet ready and waiting when Mr Justice Donne delivered his
judgement. W. G. Coppell
gives these biographical
notes: Dr Pupuke Robati (53), Deputy Premier, Health Minister Native and representative of Rakahanga in northern Cooks.
Trained at Fiji School of Medicme - Tangata Simiona (57), Minis-
ter of Education and party
president —High-ranking chief
on Atiu. Head teacher of Nikao Maori school before joining Department of Education as chief inspector of schools, Henry demoted him to assist ant government anthropol
ogist.
Papainama ( ‘ Pa ’) Pokino (4 1), Minister for Supportive Ser vices - Son of former assembly member Pokino Aberarama.
Represents Mangaia. Gained BE in New Zealand. Was Cooks project engineer and re
cently has been concerned with outer island airport construc tion. laveta Short (34), Minister of Agriculture and Tourism Represented Takitumu on Rarotonga since December.
New Zealand trained lawyer; practises on Rarotonga.
Vincent Ingram (31), Minister of Justice and Police New
Zealand-trained lawyer. Prac tises in the Cooks and manages family business interests on Rarotonga.
Tangaroa Tangaroa (57), Minister for Internal Affairs Represented Penrhyn since be fore 1965 self-determination election. Shadow minister of education before Cook Islands Party took power.