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Joe Williams

1934 - 2020

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Joseph Williams (4 October 1934 – 4 September 2020) was a Cook Islands politician and physician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands for four months in 1999. He is credited with having worked to prevent the spread of the tropical disease lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis). He principally resided in Auckland, New Zealand, where he was medical director of the Mt Wellington Integrated Family Health Centre. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joe Williams is the 16,888th most popular politician (up from 16,973rd in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Cook Islands and the 2nd most popular Cook Islander Politician.

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Among politicians, Joe Williams ranks 16,888 out of 19,576. Before him are Neil Abercrombie, Gianni Alemanno, Jan-Erik Enestam, George Campbell, 8th Duke of Argyll, Monique Ohsan Bellepeau, and John Delaney. After him are Hermann Martens, Luciano Burti, István Tarlós, Choe Son-hui, Jeremiah Denton, and Ken Dryden.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Joe Williams ranks 510. Before him are Hans Mild, Tom Bridger, Rodney Stark, Michael Dunn, Bud Luckey, and Florence Henderson. After him are Gert Blomé, King Curtis, Mr. Fuji, Lars-Eric Lundvall, Toru Goto, and Van Williams. Among people deceased in 2020, Joe Williams ranks 682. Before him are Jim Marurai, Georg Volkert, Mike Moore, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, Beverly Pepper, and Blagoja Georgievski. After him are Jan Kowalczyk, Saufatu Sopoanga, Touriya Jabrane, Allen Daviau, Oliver Friggieri, and Larry Kramer.

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In Cook Islands

Among people born in Cook Islands, Joe Williams ranks 2 out of 3. Before him are Jim Marurai (1947). After him are Henry Puna (1949).

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Among POLITICIANS In Cook Islands

Among politicians born in Cook Islands, Joe Williams ranks 2. Before him are Jim Marurai (1947). After him are Henry Puna (1949).

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