Nandi Tuaine Glassie (21 May 1951 – 4 September 2020)[1] was a Cook Islands politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Nandi Glassie | |
|---|---|
 Nandi Glassie | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 3 December 2010 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
| Preceded by | Apii Piho |
| Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 March 2015 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teariki Heather |
| Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 3 November 2013 – 15 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Brown |
| Succeeded by | Albert Nicholas |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 3 December 2010 – 24 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Wigmore |
| Succeeded by | Kiriau Turepu |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua | |
| In office 27 September 2006 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Tatuava |
| Succeeded by | Te-Hani Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1951 Atiu |
| Died | 4 September 2020 (aged 69) Rarotonga |
| Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, then St Stephens School in Auckland.[2] He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a bachelor of Arts, before completing a Masters in Public Policy at Massey University.[2] He had 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.[2]
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 edit
Glassie was re-elected in the 2010 election and appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Health and Minister of Agriculture.[3][4] A Cabinet reshuffle in November 2013 saw him lose the Agriculture portfolio to Kiriau Turepu and take over as Minister of Internal Affairs, the Ombudsman, and Parliamentary Services.[5]
He was re-elected at the 2014 election.[6] A further Cabinet reshuffle in March 2015 saw him yield the Internal Affairs and Ombudsman portfolios to Albert Nicholas and become Minister of Justice.[7] During this term Glassie launched a mental health strategy[8] and a health workforce plan.[9]
He lost his seat at the 2018 election to Te-Hani Brown.[10][11] Following his election loss Glassie founded the Cook Islands United Party with former MP Teariki Heather.[12] He subsequently contested the 2019 March Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua by-election, sparked by the defection of Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party, as a Democratic Party candidate, but was unsuccessful.[13] When Brown resigned again to avoid an unfavourable election petition ruling, he was too ill to contest a second by-election.[14]
Glassie had four sons and lived with his wife in Rarotonga. He died on Rarotonga on 4 September 2020 of cancer.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Melina Etches (5 September 2020). "Former health minister passes away". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Mr. Nandi Tuaine GLASSIE". Parliament of the Cook Islands. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Cooks PM announces cabinet line up". RNZ. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Who's who in Cabinet". Cook Islands Government. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ "Long awaited cabinet shuffle announced". Cook Islands News. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands Party wins absolute majority". RNZ. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Defecting Cook Islands MP given cabinet post". RNZ. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands Launches New 5-Year Mental Health Strategy". Pacific Islands Report. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands Launches 10-Year Health Workforce Plan". Cook Islands News. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "Two ministers go in early Cooks results". RNZ. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Cook Islands political party claims demand for change". RNZ. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Te-Hani Brown wins Cook Islands by-election". RNZ. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Veteran Cook Islands politician Glassie ill – reports". RNZ. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
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