Seri Wati Iku
Seri Wati Iku | |
|---|---|
| Deputy President of the Shire of Cocos | |
| Assumed office October 2019 | |
| President | Aindil Minkom |
| President of the Shire of Cocos | |
| In office October 2017 – October 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Balmut Pirus |
| Succeeded by | Aindil Minkom |
Seri Wati Iku (sometimes given as Seriwati Iku) is a politician from the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Australia, who was President of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council from 2017 to 2019.
Career[edit]
Iku was first elected to a position on the Council in 2015 and is one of only a handful of women to serve on the body since it was founded in 1992. In October 2017, she was elected by other members of the Council to serve as Shire President; she is the first woman to hold that position in the history of the islands.[1] Her term as President ended in 2019[2][3] and she is serving as Deputy President for 2019 to 2023.[4][5][6] She has donated an oral history recording to the National Library of Australia.[7] She has been quoted in discussion on proposed marine parks around the islands, hoping that they will bring greater employment opportunities to the community.[8]
In her professional life, she serves as a project manager for the Cocos Islands Cooperative. As a shire councillor, Iku has participated in discussions with the Australian government regarding the territory's strategic location and the desire by Australia to establish a defensive presence in the islands. She has expressed reservations about the idea, largely because of concerns that a large non-Islander population might negatively influence the local culture. She has also said that an Australian-only presence, rather than one which involves other nations, might be considered more favorably.[citation needed]
Personal life[edit]
Iku is married to a man from Malaysia,[9] Fazli Musa, and has a son named Izahan Fazli. She said that she hopes her example will inspire other women in the islands to pursue an interest in local politics.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "ABC North West". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ "Meet the Council". www.shire.cc. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
- ↑ "IFES Election Guide | Elections: Cocos Islands Parliament 2019". www.electionguide.org. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ "Meet the Council". Shire of Cocos Keeling Islands. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ↑ Publications, Europa (2022-08-05). The International Directory of Government 2022. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-000-80068-5. Search this book on
- ↑ "Seriwati Iku". Business News. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ Iku, Seriwati; Welsh, Alistair (2019). "Ma Isahan interviewed by Alistair Welsh in the Cocos Malay oral histories: life in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community". Cocos Malay oral histories: life in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands community.
- ↑ "Indian Ocean marine parks off Christmas Island and Cocos Islands get the go-ahead". ABC News. 2022-03-20. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
- ↑ "ParlInfo - Joint Standing Committee on the National Capital and External Territories : 05/04/2017 : Strategic importance of the Indian Ocean Territories". Parlinfo.aph.gov.au. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
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