Nandi Glassie

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 MinisterHenry Puna
Preceded byApii Piho
Succeeded byRose Toki-Brown
Minister of Justice
In office
15 March 2015 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byTeariki Heather
Succeeded byRose Toki-Brown
Minister of Internal Affairs
In office
3 November 2013 – 15 March 2015
Preceded byMark Brown
Succeeded byAlbert Nicholas
Minister of Agriculture
In office
3 December 2010 – 24 July 2013
Preceded byRobert Wigmore
Succeeded byKiriau Turepu
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua
In office
27 September 2006 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byEugene Tatuava
Succeeded byTe-Hani Brown
Personal details
Born21 May 1951
Atiu
Died4 September 2020
Rarotonga
Political partyCook 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

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
  1. Melina Etches (5 September 2020). "Former health minister passes away". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  2. "Mr. Nandi Tuaine GLASSIE". Parliament of the Cook Islands. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010.
  3. "Cooks PM announces cabinet line up". RNZ. 3 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. "Who's who in Cabinet". Cook Islands Government. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  5. "Long awaited cabinet shuffle announced". Cook Islands News. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. "Cook Islands Party wins absolute majority". RNZ. 19 July 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  7. "Defecting Cook Islands MP given cabinet post". RNZ. 26 March 2015. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  8. "Cook Islands Launches New 5-Year Mental Health Strategy". Pacific Islands Report. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  9. "Cook Islands Launches 10-Year Health Workforce Plan". Cook Islands News. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  10. "Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018". Cook Islands Ministry of Justice. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  11. "Two ministers go in early Cooks results". RNZ. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  12. "Cook Islands political party claims demand for change". RNZ. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  13. "Te-Hani Brown wins Cook Islands by-election". RNZ. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  14. "Veteran Cook Islands politician Glassie ill - reports". RNZ. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2020.


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