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Sonny Williams (politician)

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Sonny Williams
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament
for Titikaveka
Assumed office
1 August 2022
Preceded bySelina Napa
Personal details
Political partyCook 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

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  1. ^ Rashneel Kumar (29 June 2019). "From art to engineering, rebirth for Williams". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ Matthew Littlewood (11 March 2023). "Williams declared Titikaveka MP". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 12 March 2023.