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Tereapii (Apii) Piho (born 25 August 1960) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister.

Piho was born on Rakahanga and educated in New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament for the seat of Manihiki as a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party at the 2006 election, defeating Cook Islands Party leader Henry Puna.

In December 2009 he was appointed to Cabinet following the sacking of Terepai Maoate and resignation of Democratic party cabinet ministers. holding the portfolios of Justice, Health, Internal Affairs, Youth & Sports, and NGOs. As a result, he was expelled from the Democratic Party on 8 April 2010.

Piho failed to win re-election in the 2010 election and was defeated by Henry Puna.

References

1. "Tereapii Piho". Cook Islands Parliament. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
2. "Leader of Cook Islands Party at a loss over election result". Radio New Zealand International. 1 October 2006. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
3. "PM appoints new ministers". Cook Islands News. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
4. "Ministerial portfolio allocations (as of January 5)". Cook Islands News. 6 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 January 2010. Retrieved 8 January 2010.
5. "Cooks Democratic Party expels four members still in government". Radio New Zealand International. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.

External links

• Profile at Cook Islands Parliament.

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