George Maggie Angene was born on 8 March 1961 and is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister.
10 Facts About George Angene
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George Angene is a former member of the Cook Islands Party, and is a member of the One Cook Islands Movement.
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George Angene is a former criminal who has served time in prison and describes himself as "one of the biggest criminals on Rarotonga".
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George Angene became infamous in Rarotonga when he in 1992 set fire to the building block encompassing Ministry of Justice, Cook Islands Post Office and Telecom which were all badly damaged.
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George Angene was sentenced to 13 years' jail for arson but was paroled and released in 1999.
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George Angene learned new skills in prison and converted to Christianity.
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In May 2014 George Angene was expelled from the CIP after publicly refusing to back the party's position on superannuation.
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George Angene stood instead for the One Cook Islands Movement and was re-elected in the 2014 election.
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George Angene ran as a Cook Islands Party candidate in the 2022 election and was re-elected.
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George Angene stated that this would be his last term.