| 词条 | Tangaroa Tangaroa |
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Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa MBE, (6 May 1921 – 23 May 2009[1]), was a Cook Islands politician. Born as the only child to Akaruke and Puna, he helped raise his wife's children. He started his professional life as a government radio operator (1939–1954). In 1955 he became a shipping clerk which he remained until 1963[2] Tangaroa was elected in 1958 to the country's first Legislative Assembly, and subsequently served as member for Penrhyn in the Parliament of the Cook Islands until 1983. In 1969 to 1970, he was the leader of the now-defunct United Cook Islanders party. Tangaroa later became a member of the Democratic Party, and he served in Democratic Party Cabinets in the late 1970s.[1] In 1985, he was the first Cook Islander to be appointed Queen's Representative. He held the position until 1990,[1] when he was succeeded by Apenera Short. The Cook Islands government website points out that in 2003 he "has the distinction of being the only Cook Islander to have been knighted by Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace".[3][4] Sir Tangaroa died in New Zealand in late May 2009. He received a state funeral on Rarotonga.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=46844 |title=Funeral planned for Cooks leader Sir Tangaroa |date=29 May 2009 |work=Radio New Zealand International |accessdate=17 November 2011}} {{Queen's Representatives of the Cook Islands}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tangaroa, Tangaroa}}2. ^Cook Islands News (27 May) 3. ^"Ariki speech highlights special links", Cook Islands government website, 1 December 2003. 4. ^It was also the case of Terepai Maoate in 2007 11 : 1921 births|2009 deaths|Knights Bachelor|Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands|Members of the Order of the British Empire|Queen's Representatives in the Cook Islands|People from Penrhyn (atoll)|United Cook Islanders politicians|Democratic Party (Cook Islands) politicians|Cook Island knights|20th-century New Zealand politicians |
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