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Teariki Heather

PEP · Politician

Teariki Heather 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	Teariki Heather · Teariki William Heather · 铁里基·希瑟				[sources]
Alias	Teariki William Heather				[sources]
Birth date	1959-07-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Cook Islands				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Cook Islands				[sources]
Citizenship	Cook Islands · New Zealand				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Last name	Heather				[sources]
Political association	Cook Islands National Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q3391017				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of the Cook Islands · Parliament (member, 2011-2014) · Parliament (member, 2014-2018)				[sources]
Education	Tereora College				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-16	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

New Zealand politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories339,648

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,558

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,755

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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