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Kete Ioane (30 October 1950 – 13 February 2015) was a Cook Islands politician. He was a Cook Islands Democratic Party Member of Parliament from 1999 to 2010 and served as a cabinet minister between 2006 and 2009.

Biography

Ioane was born in Amuri on the island of Aitutaki. He attended Amuri and Araura Primary school and Aitutaki Junior High School. He has a long career as a public servant, first in the Agriculture Department, later in the Police Department. He was first elected to Parliament as member for Vaipae–Tautu in the 1999 elections.

From 1999 to 2005 Ioane served as party whip. Shortly before the 2006 election he was appointed to Cabinet. His appointment later became the subject of an electoral petition, as rival Cook Islands Party candidate George Pitt claimed it had been made solely to provide Ioane with extra campaign funds. The petition was ultimately rejected, but Prime Minister Jim Marurai was criticised by the Chief Justice over the appointment.

Ioane held the portfolios of Minister for the Environment, Justice, and Parliamentary Services A reshuffle in July 2009 saw him removed as Environment Minister and given the Health portfolio. He resigned from Cabinet in December 2009 in protest at the sacking from Cabinet of Democratic Party leader Terepai Maoate.

Ioane failed to win re-election in the 2010 and 2014 general elections. He was selected as the Democratic Party's candidate for the 2015 by-election in the Vaipae-Tautu constituency, but died in Auckland on 13 February, just four days before the election.

References

1. "Hon. Kete Ioane". Cook Islands Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
2. Nina Ratulele. "Twists and turns in the Cooks vote". Islands Business. Archived from the original on 15 February 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
3. "Judge criticises Cooks PM over cabinet appointment". RNZ. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
4. "Changes announced to Ministries". Cook Islands Herald. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
5. "Ministers & their portfolios". Cook Islands News. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
6. "Call for new elections in the Cook Islands after latest political turmoil". RNZ. 29 December 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
7. "Cabinet Ministers Resign in Support of Party Leader". Democratic Party – Cook Islands. 23 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
8. "Cooks by-election postponed after candidate death". RNZ. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2021.

• 1950 births
• 2015 deaths
• Cook Islanders
• Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands
• People from Aitutaki
• Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians
• Environment ministers of the Cook Islands
• Justice ministers of the Cook Islands
• Health ministers of the Cook Islands