Cook Islands former PM dies of coronavirus in New Zealand
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Joseph Williams, who practised as a GP in Auckland, is praised as a pioneer' who will be greatly missed in both countries
A former prime minister of the Cook Islands, Joseph Williams, has died of coronavirus in Auckland, New Zealand's health ministry said on Saturday, taking the number of Covid-related deaths in the country to 24.
Williams, who was 82, was a well-known GP as well as a politician and author, living in New Zealand. He was briefly prime minister of the Cook Islands in 1999 after serving as the South Pacific nation's minister of health and education.
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