Patrick Arioka

Patrick Arioka is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party and member of the Cook Islands Parliament, representing the seat of Murienua.

Patrick Arioka
Minister of Tourism
Assumed office
8 October 2020
Prime MinisterMark Brown
Preceded byHenry Puna
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Murienua
Assumed office
14 June 2018
Preceded byJames Beer
Personal details
Political partyCook Islands Party

Arioka is president of the Cook Islands Red Cross Society.[1]

Arioka served as campaign manager for unsuccessful CIP candidate Kaota Tuariki in the 2014 Murienua by-election.[2] He contested the seat himself at the 2014, losing to the Democratic party's James Beer.[3] He entered parliament after winning the seat at the 2018 election.[4] Following the election he was appointed associate agriculture minister.[5]

On 8 October 2020 Arioka was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Brown as Minister of Tourism and the Business Trade and Investment Board.[6]

References
  1. "Red Cross ready for any emergency". Cook Islands News. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Emmanuel Samoglou (25 February 2014). "By-election win was 'sweet' for Demos". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. Emmanuel Samoglou (17 July 2014). "Election: Demos in the driver's seat". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  4. Cameron Scott (15 June 2018). "Demo spokesman loses out". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. Cameron Scott (12 July 2018). "Appointment talk keeps the 'wireless' humming". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. Emmanuel Samoglou and Rashneel Kumar (8 October 2020). "PM takes on 17 portfolios". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 9 October 2020.


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