Tina Browne

Tina Pupuke-Browne is a member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is leader of the Democratic Party.

Browne is from the island of Rakahanga and is the daughter of former Cook Islands Prime Minister Pupuke Robati.[1] She was educated at Tereora College and then attended the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, graduating with a Bachelor of Laws in 1979.[1][2] She subsequently worked for New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh. She returned to the Cook Islands in 1981 to work for the Crown Law Office before entering private practice.[2]

She was elected as leader of the Democratic Party in April 2017, replacing William (Smiley) Heather.[3] In the 2018 election she contested the seat of Rakahanga, losing to the Cook Islands Party's Toka Hagai. Hagai subsequently resigned the seat following allegations of treating,[4] and Browne won it following an electoral petition.[5]

References
  1. Katrina Tanirau (29 February 2020). "'I was shocked and I was terrified'". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  2. "Our Principals & Associates". Browne Harvey & Associates P.C. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  3. "Browne new leader of the Demo Party". Cook Islands News. 13 April 2017. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  4. "Cook Islands MP resigns amid legal action". RNZI. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Browne wins Cook Islands election petition on appeal". Radio New Zealand International. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
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