Ron Berking
Ron Berking | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly | |
| In office 1979–1980 | |
| Succeeded by | Jack Netzler |
| Constituency | Individual Voters |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1933 |
| Died | 27 September 1980 (aged 47) Taufusi, Western Samoa |
| Political party | Human Rights Protection Party |
Ronald Gerd Berking (2 September 1933 – 27 September 1980)[1] was a Western Samoan businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly from 1979 until his death the following year.
Biography[edit]
Berking was born in 1933, the son of Anna Lefagaoalii Saffings and German immigrant Rudolf Peter Berkings. He married Christina Ripley and the couple had nine children.[2] He entered business and was manager of the Samoa Tropical Products firm.[3] He contested the Individual Voters constituency in the 1979 elections and was elected to the Legislative Assembly,[4] becoming a member of the opposition Human Rights Protection Party.
In September 1980 he was killed in an altercation at his office.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Ronald Gerd Berking Billion Graves
- ^ Ronald Gerd Berking Billion Graves
- ^ a b Ron Berking Pacific Islands Monthly, December 1980, p73
- ^ Samoan election results by constituency 1964–2016 Samoa Election Results Database