Teariki Heather

Teariki Heather
14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
In office
11 December 2013 – 14 June 2018
Prime MinisterHenry Puna
Preceded byTom Marsters
Succeeded byMark Brown
Minister of Police
In office
17 April 2012 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byHenry Puna
Succeeded byVaine Mokoroa
Minister of Justice
In office
3 November 2013 – 15 March 2015
Preceded byHenry Puna
Succeeded byNandi Glassie
Minister of Infrastructure & Planning
In office
3 December 2010 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byWilliam (Smiley) Heather
Succeeded byRobert Tapaitau
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Murienua
Assumed office
1 August 2022
Preceded byPatrick Arioka
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Akaoa
In office
7 September 2004 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byTeremoana Tapi Taio
Succeeded byNooroa o Teariki Baker
Personal details
Born (1959-06-30) 30 June 1959 (age 65)
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Political partyCook Islands Party
Cook Islands United Party

Teariki William Heather (born 30 July 1959) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet minister who served as Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2013 to 2018. Previously a member of the Cook Islands Party, he is now the leader of the Cook Islands United Party.


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