Sonny Williams (politician)
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Sonny Williams | |
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Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Titikaveka | |
Assumed office 1 August 2022 | |
Preceded by | Selina Napa |
Personal details | |
Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Sonny Williams is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Williams worked as a civil servant and served as Cultural Development Secretary for the Cook Islands Government. In June 2019 he moved to Infrastructure Cook Islands to work as director for projects and planning.[1] He was first elected to parliament at the 2022 Cook Islands general election, winning the seat of Titikaveka by just three votes.[2][3] He was confirmed as an MP following an election petition on 11 March 2023.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Rashneel Kumar (29 June 2019). "From art to engineering, rebirth for Williams". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "Winners are grinners: New MPs ready to serve". Cook Islands News. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
- ^ "WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE" (PDF). Cook Islands Gazette. 11 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- ^ Matthew Littlewood (11 March 2023). "Williams declared Titikaveka MP". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.