Terry Donald Coe is a Niue

Niue

Niue , is an island country in the South Pacific Ocean. It is commonly known as the "Rock of Polynesia", and inhabitants of the island call it "the Rock" for short. Niue is northeast of New Zealand in a triangle between Tonga to the southwest, the Samoas to the northwest, and the Cook Islands to...

an politician and former cabinet

Niue Cabinet of Ministers

The Cabinet of Niue is the chief executive body of Niue.- Robert Rex :* Hon.Dr. Enetama Lipitoa* Hon...

 Minister. He is a member of the Niue Assembly

Niue Assembly

The Niue Assembly is the legislature of Niue. It consists of 20 members, 14 representatives of the villages and 6 elected on a common roll. Members are directly elected by universal suffrage, and serve a three year term...

, elected from the common roll.

Coe served as a Minister in the Cabinet of Premier Frank Lui

Frank Lui

Frank Fakaotimanava Lui, CNZM is a former Premier of the Pacific Island state of Niue. Frank Lui was elected into office in the General Elections of early 1993, taking over from the interim premiership of Young Vivian, which was put in place following the passing of long-serving Premier Sir Robert...

 between 1993 and 1999, being responsible for Telecoms, Meteorology, the Electrical Power Corporation, the Public Works Department, Administration and Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He lost his portfolio after Lui was defeated in the 1999 election

Niuean general election, 1999

General elections were held in Niue on 19 March 1999 to determine the composition of the twenty member national Assembly. Fourteen incumbents retained their seats, with Premier Frank Lui a notable exception. Following the election, the Niue People's Party was able to form a government, and its...

 and has since become a key member of the country's opposition.

After the 1999 election, Coe supported O'Love Jacobsen

O'Love Jacobsen

Tauveve O’Love Jacobsen is a Niuean politician and diplomat. She is currently Niue's High Commissioner to New Zealand, after serving as a member of the Niue Assembly and a minister in Toke Talagi's government. She was previously a long-standing leading figure in the informal parliamentary...

 for Premier.

In 2002, he was unsuccessfully prosecuted from criminal libel

Criminal libel

Criminal libel is a legal term, of English origin, which may be used with one of two distinct meanings, in those common law jurisdictions where it is still used....

by the government. The charges were dismissed after police failed to produce any evidence.