Jim Marurai
Jim Marurai | |
|---|---|
| 8th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
| In office 14 December 2004 – 29 November 2010 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Representative | Frederick Tutu Goodwin |
| Deputy | Geoffrey Henry Terepai Maoate Robert Wigmore |
| Preceded by | Robert Woonton |
| Succeeded by | Henry Puna |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 29 June 1999 – 29 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Geoffrey Henry Joe Williams Terepai Maoate Robert Woonton Himself |
| Succeeded by | Teina Bishop |
| Minister of Police | |
| In office 29 September 2005 – 29 November 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Peri Vaevae Pare |
| Succeeded by | Henry Puna |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 2009 – 23 December 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Terepai Maoate |
| Succeeded by | Robert Wigmore |
| In office 28 July 2009 – 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Wilkie Rasmussen |
| Succeeded by | Terepai Maoate |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Ivirua | |
| In office 1994 – 5 July 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Tony Armstrong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 July 1947 Mangaia, Cook Islands |
| Died | 5 November 2020 (aged 73) Mangaia, Cook Islands |
| Political party | New Alliance Party Cook Islands First Party Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Tuaine Marurai (deceased) |
| Children | Jason Marurai, Anna Marurai, Eion Marurai, Tokoa Marurai, R Marurai |
| Alma mater | University of Otago |
Jim Marurai (9 July 1947 – 5 November 2020) was a Cook Islands politician. He was the 8th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2004 to 2010. He was a member of the Democratic Party.
In March 2020 Marurai went missing from his home but was found after two days.[1]
Marurai died on 5 November 2020 in Mangaia, Cook Islands at the age of 73.[2]
References
- ↑ "Former Cooks' PM found after going missing for two days". RNZ. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ↑ "Former Cook Islands PM Jim Marurai dies". Radio New Zealand. 6 November 2020.