Joe Williams (Cook Islands politician)
Joseph Williams QSO (4 October 1934 – 4 September 2020) was a Cook Islands politician and physician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands for four months in 1999. He is credited with having worked to prevent the spread of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). He principally resided in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was medical director of the Mt Wellington Integrated Family Health Centre.
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| 7th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 July 1999 – 18 November 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deputy | Norman George Tupou Faireka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queen's Representative | Apenera Short | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Geoffrey Henry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Terepai Maoate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Overseas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 24 March 1994 – 7 September 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Iaveta Arthur | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | None (Constituency abolished) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 4 October 1934 Aitutaki, Cook Islands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 September 2020 (aged 85) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Cook Islands Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Otago Medical School, University of Hawaiʻi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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