Mona Ioane

{{Short description|Cook Islands politician}}

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|office3 = Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of the Cook Islands

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Mona Ioane Kake is a Cook Islands politician and former Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Ioane is a former police officer with 22 years experience.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/206691/cooks-top-cop-challenged-over-crimes-within-force |title=Cooks top cop challenged over crimes within force |publisher=RNZ |date=21 August 2012 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} He was elected to the Cook Islands Parliament for the seat of Vaipae–Tautu in the 2010 election. His election was the subject of an electoral petition from losing Democratic Party candidate Kete Ioane, who alleged that he had used his position on the Aitutaki Cyclone Appeal committee to dispense aid to bribe voters.{{cite web |url=http://www.cinews.co.ck/2010/December/Wed01/other.htm#1011270703 |title=MP denies bribery |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=2011-11-27 |accessdate=2010-12-05}} In April 2014, shortly before the 2014 election, he was appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Education and Tourism, replacing Teina Bishop.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/242006/cooks-minister-bishop-resigns |title=Cooks minister Bishop resigns |publisher=RNZ |date=18 April 2014 |accessdate=8 July 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/46347-bishop-resigns-from-cabinet/46347-bishop-resigns-from-cabinet |title=Bishop resigns from Cabinet |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=18 April 2014 |accessdate=8 July 2020}} He was narrowly re-elected in 2014, but his election was challenged by an election petition, and in December 2014 it was voided after he was found guilty of bribery by the Court of Appeal.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/262558/cook-islands-by-election-revives-opposition-hopes |title=Cook Islands by-election revives opposition hopes |publisher=RNZ |date=24 December 2014 |accessdate=9 October 2020}} He subsequently contested and won the 2015 Vaipae-Tautu by-election,{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/270239/ruling-cooks-party-wins-by-election |title=Ruling Cooks party wins by-election |publisher=RNZ |date=2 April 2015 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} but was excluded from Cabinet.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/51500-mona-ioane-will-not-join-cabinet-pm |title=Mona Ioane will not join Cabinet – PM |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=27 April 2015 |accessdate=9 October 2020}} In September 2016 he was elected Deputy Speaker.{{cite web |url=http://cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/60717-ioane-now-deputy-speaker/60717-ioane-now-deputy-speaker |title=Ioane now deputy Speaker |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=16 September 2016 |accessdate=4 July 2020}}

Ioane did not win re-election at the 2018 election, losing to Kitai Teinakore.{{cite web |url=http://www.justice.gov.ck/index.php/2-uncategorised/74-elections-14th-june-2018 |title=Preliminary Results from Votes Counted 14-06-2018 |publisher=Cook Islands Ministry of Justice |date=14 June 2018 |accessdate=18 June 2018}}