Nandi Glassie
Nandi Glassie | |
|---|---|
Nandi Glassie | |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 3 December 2010 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Henry Puna |
| Preceded by | Apii Piho |
| Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 15 March 2015 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Teariki Heather |
| Succeeded by | Rose Toki-Brown |
| Minister of Internal Affairs | |
| In office 3 November 2013 – 15 March 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Brown |
| Succeeded by | Albert Nicholas |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 3 December 2010 – 24 July 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Wigmore |
| Succeeded by | Kiriau Turepu |
| Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua | |
| In office 27 September 2006 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Eugene Tatuava |
| Succeeded by | Te-Hani Brown |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 May 1951 Atiu |
| Died | 4 September 2020 (aged 69) Rarotonga |
| Political party | Cook Islands Party |
Nandi Tuaine Glassie (21 May 1951 – 4 September 2020) was a Cook Islands politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, then St Stephens School in Auckland. He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a bachelor of Arts, before completing a Masters in Public Policy at Massey University. He had a long career as a public servant for the New Zealand Department of Labour, the Manukau City Council, and the Cook Islands Government. From 2005 – 2006 he was chief of staff in the office of the Cook Islands Prime Minister.
Glassie was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 snap election, defeating Cook Islands Democratic Party MP Eugene Tatuava. He served as a backbench MP for the 2006 – 2010 term