James Beer

James Beer is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.

James Beer
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Murienua
In office
19 February 2014 – 14 June 2018
Preceded byTom Marsters
Succeeded byPatrick Arioka
Personal details
Political partyCook Islands Democratic Party

Beer is a businessman and owner of grocery chain Manea Foods.[1] He is also a renewable energy advocate.[2]

Beer ran as the Democratic party candidate for Murienua in the 2010 Cook Islands general election but was unsuccessful. Following the resignation of incumbent Tom Marsters he ran again in the 2013 Murienua by-election, but lost to the Cook Islands Party's Kaota Tuariki.[3] Tuariki subsequently resigned after an electoral petition alleged he had won the seat by bribery,[4] and both candidates contested a second by-election in 2014 in which Beer was elected.[5] He was subsequently appointed party spokesperson on economic development, trade and energy.

He was re-elected in the 2014 Cook Islands general election. In 2015 he unsuccessfully contested the Democratic Party leadership, losing to William (Smiley) Heather.[6] later that year he was one of a group of Arorangi who opposed a local same-sex couple renewing their vows on Arorangi beach.[7]

He was not re-elected at the 2018 election.

References
  1. "Manea Foods expands to O'oa". Cook Islands News. 15 February 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. "More political support needed". Cook Islands News. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  3. "Tuariki wins Cook Islands by-election". Radio New Zealand International. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. "Tuariki resigns Murienua seat". Cook Islands News. 6 December 2013. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  5. Emmanuel Samoglou (25 February 2014). "By-election win was 'sweet' for Demos". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  6. "Cook Islands Democratic Party Chooses New Leader". Pacific Islands Report. 17 April 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  7. "Gay ceremony barred in Arorangi". Cook Islands News. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2020.


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