Tuakeu Tangatapoto

Tuakeu Tangatapoto (born 4 February 1970) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Tangatapoto is from Mangaia and was educated at Mitiaro School, Tereora College, and the University of the South Pacific. He worked as a government builder, acting Island secretary for Mitiaro, and as chief executive of Mitiaro's island government.

He contested the seat of Mitiaro in the 2014 election, and gained an exact tie with his rival Tangata Vavia. The tie was confirmed by a recount, and a by-election called, but the count was delayed by a court order. The court found that one person had voted illegally in the general election, and as a result Vavia was declared the winner and the by-election votes discarded without being counted. Tangatapoto subsequently defeated Vavia in the 2018 election.

He was re-elected at the 2022 Cook Islands general election. In February 2024, Tangatapoto was appointed Deputy Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament.