Ngereteina Puna
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Ngereteina Puna OBE (born 1938) is a former Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He is the older brother of Prime Minister Henry Puna.[1]
Puna grew up on Aitutaki. After graduating from Ardmore Teachers' Training College and the University of Auckland in New Zealand, he worked as a teacher.[2]
Political career
At the 1989 election he was elected as MP for Arutanga-Reureu-Nikaupara.[2] After retiring from politics at the 1999 election he was appointed Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament, a position he held from 1999 until 2001.[2][3] He went on to serve as Minister of Education in the Cook Islands Party government of Geoffrey Henry from 2011 to 2012.[2]
