▁the ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁elections ▁as ▁a ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Party ▁candidate ▁in ▁the ▁Tak it um u ▁constitu ency , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly . ▁Following ▁the ▁elections , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁Executive ▁Council ▁and ▁became ▁Minister ▁for ▁Public ▁Works ▁and ▁Survey ▁and ▁Associ ate ▁Minister ▁of ▁Labour . ▁He ▁sw apped ▁port fol ios ▁with ▁Julian ▁D ash wood , ▁becoming ▁Minister ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁Social ▁Development ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁period , ▁before ▁a ▁cabinet ▁res h uffle ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁saw ▁him ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁for ▁Health . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁became ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education . ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁elections ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fish eries ▁and ▁Police . ▁After ▁being ▁re - elect ed ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁dropped ▁from ▁the ▁cabinet . ▁However , ▁after ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁opposition , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Premier . ▁ ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 0 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁R ar ot ong a ▁Category : Cook ▁Islands ▁educ ators ▁Category : Cook ▁Islands ▁far mers ▁Category : Cook ▁Island ▁business people ▁Category : M embers ▁of ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Category : G overn ment ▁minister s ▁of ▁the ▁Cook ▁Islands ▁Category : De put y ▁Prime