Kitai Teinakore

{{Short description|Cook Islands politician}}

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Kitai Manuela Teinakore (born 23 October 1957){{cite web |url=https://parliament.gov.ck/team/mr-kitai-teinakore/ |title=Manuela KITAI |publisher=Cook Islands Parliament |access-date=14 August 2022}} is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.

Teinakore was born on Aitutaki and educated at Araura School, Vaitau School, and Aitutaki Junior High School. He worked as a public servant for the Ministry of Agriculture. He was first elected at the 2018 Cook Islands general election, defeating the Cook Islands Party's Moana Ioane.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/69733-by-the-numbers-how-constituencies-voted |title=By the numbers: How constituencies voted |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=18 June 2018 |accessdate=4 July 2020}} In February 2020 he was appointed Democratic Party spokesperson for the Ombudsman, House of Ariki and the Koutu Nui.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/75992-demos-gunning-for-change |title=Demos gunning for change |author=Melina Etches |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=19 February 2020 |accessdate=3 July 2020}}

He lost his seat in the 2022 Cook Islands general election.{{cite web |url=http://www.mfem.gov.ck/images/documents/Statistics_Docs/Elections/Gaz_Public_Notice_9_Declaration_of_Result_of_Poll.pdf |title=WARRANT DECLARING THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES AND THE NUMBER OF VOTES RECEIVED BY EACH CANDIDATE |publisher=Cook Islands Gazette |date=11 August 2022 |access-date=13 August 2022}}