Joe Williams (Cook Islands politician)
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Joseph Williams QSO QSM (4 October 1934 – 4 September 2020) was a Cook Islands politician and medical doctor. He was Prime Minister of the Cook Islands for four months in 1999.[1]
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Joe Williams | |
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5th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
In office 29 July 1999 (1999-07-29) – 18 November 1999 (1999-11-18) | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Deputy | Norman George Tupou Faireka |
Representative | Apenera Short |
Preceded by | Geoffrey Henry |
Succeeded by | Terepai Maoate |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 29 July 1999 – 18 November 1999 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Inatio Akaruru |
Succeeded by | Robert Woonton |
Minister of Health and Education | |
In office 1974–1978 | |
Prime Minister | Albert Henry |
Minister of Health, Tourism, Transport and State-Owned Enterprises | |
In office 1994–1996 | |
Prime Minister | Geoffrey Henry |
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Overseas | |
In office 24 March 1994 – 7 September 2004 | |
Preceded by | Iaveta Arthur |
Succeeded by | None (Constituency abolished) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1934-10-04)4 October 1934 Aitutaki, Cook Islands |
Died | 4 September 2020(2020-09-04) (aged 85) Auckland, New Zealand |
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
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In August 2020, Williams was hospitalised in Auckland after testing positive for COVID-19.[2][3][4] He died on 4 September 2020 from the infection, aged 85.[5][6][7]