Nandi Glassie

Nandi Tuaine Glassie (born 21 May 1951) is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, then St Stephens School in Auckland. He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a bachelor of Arts, before completing a Masters in Public Policy at Massey University. He has a long career as a public servant for the New Zealand Department of Labour, the Manukau City Council, and the Cook Islands Government. From 2005 - 2006 he was chief of staff in the office of the Cook Islands Prime Minister.

Glassie was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 snap election, defeating Cook Islands Democratic Party MP Eugene Tatuava. He served as a backbench MP for the 2006 - 2010 term

Cabinet

Glassie was appointed to Cabinet in December 2010, after the Cook Islands party won the 2010 election.[1] he currently serves as Minister of Health and Agriculture.[2] He was re-elected at the 2014 election, but lost his seat at the 2018 election to Te-Hani Brown.[3]

Glassie obtained a Bachelor of Art degree (anthropology) from the University of Auckland, Master of Public Policy from Massey University including postgraduate diplomas in counseling and business entrepreneurships from Waikato and Auckland Universities respectively.

Glassie is the longest Minister of Health in the Cook Islands of eight years. He also held portfolios in Agriculture, Parliamentary Services, Internal Affairs and the Office of the Ombudsman.

Glassie first entered politics in the snap-election of 2006 for the constituency of Tengatangi, Areora and Ngatiarua on the island of Atiu. Through his experience working for the Manukau City Council and the Department of Labour in New Zealand, Glassie initiated all the infrastructure planning and projects for Atiu during his time. He was an MP continuously for twelve years before losing in the 2018 general election.

Glassie has four sons and lives with his wife in Rarotonga.

References
  1. "Cooks PM announces cabinet line up". Radio New Zealand International. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. "Who's who in Cabinet". Cook Islands Government. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  3. "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  • Profile at Cook Islands Parliament.


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