Albert (Peto) Nicholas

Albert (Peto) Nicholas (9 May 1951 – 15 August 2012) was a Cook Islands politician. He was member of the Cook Islands Parliament for the seat of the seat of Avatiu/Ruatonga for 18 years.

Nicholas was born on Rarotonga and educated at St Joseph primary school and Tereora College. He was first elected to Parliament as a member of the Alliance Party in the 1994 election.[1] He was re-elected in 1999 as a member of the New Alliance Party, but switched allegiance to the Cook Islands Party later that year.[1]

Nicholas left the CIP in July 2010 following a dispute about candidate selection, and founded the Party Tumu.[2] He stood under that party's banner in the 2010 election, but was unsuccessful.

On 15 August 2012 Nicholas died of a heart attack while driving in Rarotonga.[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "New Albert stands for values of old". Cook Islands News. 2010-07-09. Archived from the original on 21 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
  2. ↑ "New party from CIP fallout". Cook Islands News. 2010-07-03. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-11.
  3. ↑ Calida Smylie (2012-08-16). "Tragic accident". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  4. ↑ "Former Cooks MP in fatal accident". Radio New Zealand International. 2012-08-17. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
  • Profile at Cook Islands Parliament.


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