Joe Williams (Cook Islands politician)
Joseph Williams (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]
Joe Williams | |
|---|---|
 Williams in 2011 | |
| 5th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
| In office 29 July 1999 – 18 November 1999 | |
| 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 | 4 October 1934 Aitutaki, Cook Islands |
| Died | 4 September 2020 (aged 85) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Political party | Cook Islands Party |
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]
References
- ↑ "Mt Wellington Integrated Health Centre". Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ Jonathan Milne (14 August 2020). "Former Cooks prime minister Dr Joe Williams in hospital". Cook Islands News. http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/health/item/78098-former-cook-islands-prime-minister-dr-joe-williams-in-hospital. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ "Covid 19 coronavirus: Former Cook Islands prime minister and doctor in hospital in Auckland". New Zealand Herald. 15 August 2020. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=12356747. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ↑ Dr Kiki Maoate (16 August 2020). "A few words from our President". Pasifika Medical Association. Facebook. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ↑ "Former Cook Islands PM dies in Auckland after contracting Covid". Radio New Zealand. 4 September 2020. https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/425296/former-cook-islands-pm-dies-in-auckland-after-contracting-covid. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ "Dr Joseph Williams MBChB, MPH, QSM,QSO". Pasifika Medical Association. 5 September 2020. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ↑ Kumar, Rashneel (5 September 2020). "Dr Joe Williams passes on". Cook Islands News. http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/local/item/78393-dr-joe-williams-passes-on. Retrieved 4 September 2020.