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Henry Puna

Politician

Henry Puna is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Henri Puna · Henry Puna · Χένρι Πούνα · Генри Пуна · הנרי פונה · 4 more...				[sources]
Other name	Henry Tuakeu Puna · Χένρι Πούνα · Пуна, Генри · Һенри Пуна · هنري بونا · 3 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	ヘンリー・プーナ				[sources]
Birth date	1949-07-29				[sources]
Place of birth	Aitutaki				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Cook Islands				[sources]
Country	Cook Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Cook Islands				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Henry				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q2569345				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of the Cook Islands (2010-2021) · Parliament (member, 2011-2014) · Parliament (member, 2014-2018) · Prime Minister of the Cook Islands (2010-2020) · Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat (2021-)				[sources]
Education	University of Auckland · University of Tasmania				[sources]
Religion	Christianity				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-13	Last processed	2025-10-21	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

10th Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum, former Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-11

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Parliament of the Cook Islands	2010-11-17	2021-03-24

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories376,087

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,426

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Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

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Wikidata350,291

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,415

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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