Kitai Teinakore

Kitai Manuela Teinakore (born 23 October 1957)^[1] is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.

Kitai Teinakore
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Vaipae–Tautu
In office 14 June 2018 – 1 August 2022
Preceded by	Mona Ioane
Succeeded by	Teokotai Herman
Personal details
Born	23 October 1957
Political party	Cook Islands Democratic Party

Teinakore was born on Aitutaki and educated at Araura School, Vaitau School, and Aitutaki Junior High School.^[1] He worked as a public servant for the Ministry of Agriculture.^[1] He was first elected at the 2018 Cook Islands general election, defeating the Cook Islands Party's Moana Ioane.^[2] In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson for the Ombudsman, House of Ariki and the Koutu Nui.^[3]

He lost his seat in the 2022 Cook Islands general election.^[4]

References

1. "Manuela KITAI". Cook Islands Parliament. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
2. "By the numbers: How constituencies voted". Cook Islands News. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
3. Melina Etches (19 February 2020). "Demos gunning for change". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
4. "WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE" (PDF). Cook Islands Gazette. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.