Nandi Glassie
{{Short description|Cook Islands politician (1951–2020)}}
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|office = Minister of Health
|primeminister = Henry Puna
|term_start = 3 December 2010
|term_end = 14 June 2018
|predecessor = Apii Piho
|successor = Rose Toki-Brown
|office2 = Minister of Justice
|primeminister2 =
|term_start2 = 15 March 2015
|term_end2 = 14 June 2018
|predecessor2 = Teariki Heather
|successor2 = Rose Toki-Brown
|office3 = Minister of Internal Affairs
|term_start3 = 3 November 2013
|term_end3 = 15 March 2015
|primeminister3 =
|predecessor3 = Mark Brown
|successor3 = Albert Nicholas
|office4 = Minister of Agriculture
|leader4 =
|term_start4 = 3 December 2010
|term_end4 = 24 July 2013
|predecessor4 = Robert Wigmore
|successor4 = Kiriau Turepu
|constituency_MP5 = Tengatangi–Areora–Ngatiarua
|parliament5 = Cook Islands
|term_start5 = 27 September 2006
|term_end5 = 14 June 2018
|predecessor5 = Eugene Tatuava
|successor5 = Te-Hani Brown
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|birth_date = 21 May 1951
|birth_place = Atiu
|death_date = {{death date and age|2020|9|4|1951|5|21|df=y}}
|death_place = Rarotonga
|party = Cook Islands Party
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Nandi Tuaine Glassie (21 May 1951 – 4 September 2020){{cite news |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/local/item/78408-former-health-minister-passes-away |title=Former health minister passes away |author=Melina Etches |work=Cook Islands News |date=5 September 2020 |accessdate=6 September 2020}} was a Cook Islands politician who served as a Cabinet Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party.
Glassie was born in Atiu, and educated at Atiu Primary School, Tereora College, then St Stephens School in Auckland.{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.ck/members/glassie.html |title=Mr. Nandi Tuaine GLASSIE |publisher=Parliament of the Cook Islands |date= |accessdate= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001065959/http://www.parliament.gov.ck/members/glassie.html |archive-date=1 October 2010}} He attended the University of Auckland, graduating with a bachelor of Arts, before completing a Masters in Public Policy at Massey University. He had a long career as a public servant for the New Zealand Department of Labour, the Manukau City Council, and the Cook Islands Government. From 2005 – 2006 he was chief of staff in the office of the Cook Islands Prime Minister.
Glassie was first elected to Parliament in the 2006 snap election, defeating Cook Islands Democratic Party MP Eugene Tatuava. He served as a backbench MP for the 2006 – 2010 term
Cabinet
Glassie was re-elected in the 2010 election and appointed to Cabinet as Minister of Health and Minister of Agriculture.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/194090/cooks-pm-announces-cabinet-line-up |title=Cooks PM announces cabinet line up |publisher=RNZ |date=3 December 2010 |accessdate=7 July 2020}}{{cite web |url=http://www.cook-islands.gov.ck/cabinet.php |title=Who's who in Cabinet |publisher=Cook Islands Government |accessdate=15 December 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125044753/http://www.cook-islands.gov.ck/cabinet.php |archivedate=25 November 2010 }} A Cabinet reshuffle in November 2013 saw him lose the Agriculture portfolio to Kiriau Turepu and take over as Minister of Internal Affairs, the Ombudsman, and Parliamentary Services.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/item/42077-long-awaited-cabinet-shuffle-announced |title=Long awaited cabinet shuffle announced |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=3 November 2013 |accessdate=7 July 2020}}
He was re-elected at the 2014 election.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/250081/cook-islands-party-wins-absolute-majority |title=Cook Islands Party wins absolute majority |publisher=RNZ |date=19 July 2014 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} A further Cabinet reshuffle in March 2015 saw him yield the Internal Affairs and Ombudsman portfolios to Albert Nicholas and become Minister of Justice.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/269696/defecting-cook-islands-mp-given-cabinet-post |title=Defecting Cook Islands MP given cabinet post |publisher=RNZ |date=26 March 2015 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} During this term Glassie launched a mental health strategy{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2016/09/11/cook-islands-launches-new-5-year-mental-health-strategy |title=Cook Islands Launches New 5-Year Mental Health Strategy |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=11 September 2016 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} and a health workforce plan.{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2017/03/09/cook-islands-launches-10-year-health-workforce-plan |title=Cook Islands Launches 10-Year Health Workforce Plan |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=9 March 2017 |accessdate=7 July 2020}}
He lost his seat at the 2018 election to Te-Hani Brown.{{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}}{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/359698/two-ministers-go-in-early-cooks-results |title=Two ministers go in early Cooks results |publisher=RNZ |date=15 June 2018 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} Following his election loss Glassie founded the Cook Islands United Party with former MP Teariki Heather.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio/2018673429/cook-islands-political-party-claims-demand-for-change |title=Cook Islands political party claims demand for change |publisher=RNZ |date=29 November 2018 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} He subsequently contested the 2019 March Tengatangi-Areora-Ngatiarua by-election, sparked by the defection of Te-Hani Brown from the Democratic Party, as a Democratic Party candidate, but was unsuccessful.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/385147/te-hani-brown-wins-cook-islands-by-election |title=Te-Hani Brown wins Cook Islands by-election |publisher=RNZ |date=20 March 2019 |accessdate=7 July 2020}} When Brown resigned again to avoid an unfavourable election petition ruling, he was too ill to contest a second by-election.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/400670/veteran-cook-islands-politician-glassie-ill-reports |title=Veteran Cook Islands politician Glassie ill – reports |publisher=RNZ |date=10 October 2019 |accessdate=7 July 2020}}
Glassie had four sons and lived with his wife in Rarotonga. He died on Rarotonga on 4 September 2020 of cancer.
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