James Cecil Cocker was a Tongan politician who formerly served as a cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister[1] and Minister of Finance.

Cocker was born on 26 July 1939 in Nuku'alofa.[2] He got a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1963.[2]

Cocker was appointed into the cabinet as the Minister of Finance in 1982, and served until 1991.[3] In October 2001, King Tāufaʻāhau Tupou IV appointed him as the Deputy Prime Minister. Cocker was described as one of king's friends.[4]

Cocker served as a director in the National Reserve Bank of Tonga from November 2013 and May 2014, when he died.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Tonga | Department of Economic and Social Affairs". sdgs.un.org.
  2. 1 2 "Men of Achievement". Melrose Press. 1983.
  3. ↑ "Former Ministers | Ministry of Finance and National Planning". August 31, 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-08-31. Retrieved 2020-10-15.
  4. ↑ "COUNTRY REPORT December 2001" (PDF). The Economist Intelligence Unit.
  5. ↑ "Annual Report for the Year Ended 30 June 2014" (PDF). Reserve Bank of Tonga.
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