Apenera Short
Sir Apenera Pera Short KBE (4 February 1916 – 15 June 2011) was a Cook Islands politician and from 1990 to 2000 was the Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands.
Sir Apenera Pera Short | |
|---|---|
| Queen's Representative to the Cook Islands | |
| In office 19 December 1990 – 14 November 2000 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Geoffrey Henry Joe Williams |
| Preceded by | Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa |
| Succeeded by | Laurence Greig |
| Deputy Premier of the Cook Islands | |
| In office 1974–1978 Serving with Tiakana Numanga | |
| Premier | Albert Henry |
| Preceded by | Manea Tamarua (1967) |
| Succeeded by | Pupuke Robati |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 February 1916 Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| Died | 15 June 2011 (aged 95) Rarotonga, Cook Islands |
| Political party | Cook Islands Party |
| Spouse | Maui Timata i te Rui Cowan |
| Children | 14 |
| Occupation | Teacher, Politician |
Short was born on Rarotonga. He was a school teacher in Ngatangiia at from 1951 to 1956 was a teacher at Tereora College in Avarua. In 1939, he married Maui Timata i te Rui Cowan; the couple had 14 children, including two sets of twins.
In the 1965 Cook Islands election, Short was elected as a member of the Cook Islands Legislative Assembly and joined the Cabinet of the ruling Cook Islands Party as a Minister of the Crown and Deputy Premier. Short held this position until 1978.
On 19 December 1990, Short was appointed to succeed Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa as the Queen's Representative. Short held this position until 14 December 2000. He was succeeded by Lawrence Greig, who held the position in an acting capacity until Frederick Tutu Goodwin was appointed in 2001.
Honours edit
Short was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II in 1995.
In March 1997 he was appointed a commander of the Order of Tahiti Nui.[1]
Death edit
Short died at his home in Muri Beach, Rarotonga, aged 95.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ "LISTE DES TITULAIRES". 21 July 2021. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
- ^ "Sir Apenera memorial" 27 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Cook Islands News, 16 June 2011.
References edit
- Howard Henry (2002). Rise and Rise of the Cook Islands Party: Cook Islands Politics and the Road to Self-government: on 4 August 1965 (Auckland: Sovereign Pacific Publishing, ISBN 0-9582338-3-7).
- Ron Crocombe (ed.) (1979). Cook Islands Politics: The Inside Story (Auckland: Institute of Pacific Studies, ISBN 0-908597-00-2).
External links edit
- Who's Who in the Cook Islands