About Tai Tura
Born 1949. Tai Tura is a New Zealand politician.
Tutai Tura (born 3 October 1949) is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. Since March 2021 he has been Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Tura was born on Rarotonga, and educated at Avarua School and Tereora College. In 2015 he was appointed Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration.
In April 2019 Tura was appointed Deputy Speaker. In June 2020 he attempted to ban a Cook Islands News journalist from Parliament over a story about MPs' allowances.
On 22 March 2021 Tura was elected Speaker, succeeding Niki Rattle.
He did not stand at the 2022 Cook Islands general election.
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Who is Tai Tura?
Member of Parliament of Cook islands
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Tai Tura was born in 1949.
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Tai Tura is a politician.
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Tai Tura is New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tai Tura. https://biography.guide/tai-tura/
MLA: "Tai Tura." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tai-tura/.
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