Tekaotiki Matapo

Tekaotiki Matapo OBE (born 16 April 1944)[1] is a Cook Islands former politician, Cabinet Minister, and diplomat.

[1] He joined the Cook Islands Police Service in 1962, later rising to the rank of inspector.

[1] He was Minister of Justice of the Cook Islands from 1989 to 1999,[4][5][6] (1989-1999) serving in the cabinets of Tom Davis and Pupuke Robati.

From 2011 to December 2015[7] served as High Commissioner of the Cook Islands to New Zealand, being replaced by Teremoana Yala.

[3] Matapo was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 2022 Birthday Honours.