Tai Tura

{{Short description|Cook Islands politician}}

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Tutai Tura (born 3 October 1949){{cite web |url=https://parliament.gov.ck/team/mr-tai-tura/ |title=Hon. Tutai TURA |publisher=Cook Islands Parliament |access-date=14 August 2022}} is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament. Since March 2021 he has been Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.

Tura was born on Rarotonga, and educated at Avarua School and Tereora College. He trained as an electrician and worked for the government on Mauke. He was first elected to Parliament at the 2010 election. Shortly after his election he called for wage increases to counteract the higher cost of living in Mauke.{{cite news|url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/28482-mauke-rsquo-s-tura-proposes-wage-increase/28482-mauke-rsquo-s-tura-proposes-wage-increase|title=Mauke’s Tura proposes wage increase|first=Rosie|last=Manins|newspaper=Cook Islands News|date=23 November 2010}} In 2015 he was appointed Associate Minister for Foreign Affairs and Immigration.{{cite news|last1=Samoglou|first1=Emmanuel|title=PM announces key appointments|url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/48854-pm-announces-key-appointments/48854-pm-announces-key-appointments|accessdate=11 July 2015|work=Cook Islands News|date=16 October 2014}}

In April 2019 Tura was appointed Deputy Speaker.{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/72421-tura-appointed-deputy-speaker/72421-tura-appointed-deputy-speaker |title=Tura appointed deputy Speaker |author=Rashneel Kumar |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=9 April 2019 |accessdate=28 June 2020}} In June 2020 he attempted to ban a Cook Islands News journalist from Parliament over a story about MPs' allowances.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/419704/cook-islands-mps-move-to-ban-journalist-for-travel-perks-reports |title=Cook Islands MPs move to ban journalist for travel perks reports |publisher=RNZ |date=24 June 2020 |accessdate=28 June 2020}}

On 22 March 2021 Tura was elected Speaker, succeeding Niki Rattle.{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/politics/mauke-mp-tura-appointed-speaker-of-parliament/ |title=Mauke MP Tura appointed Speaker of Parliament |author=Melina Etches |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=23 March 2021 |accessdate=24 March 2021}}

He did not stand at the 2022 Cook Islands general election.{{cite web |url=https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/outer-islands/eileen-story-confirmed-as-cook-islands-party-nominee-for-mauke-seat/ |title=Eileen Story confirmed as Cook Islands Party nominee for Mauke seat |author= Melina Etches |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=28 May 2022 |access-date=14 August 2022}}