{{Short description|Cook Islands politician}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2020}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=February 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Winton Pickering | honorific_suffix = | image = | caption = | office = | prime_minister = | term_start = | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = | office2 = | term_start2 = | term_end2 = | prime_minister2 = | predecessor2 = | successor2 = | office3 = | deputy3 = | term_start3 = | term_end3 = | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | office4 = | leader4 = | term_start4 = | term_end4 = | predecessor4 = | successor4 = | constituency_MP5 = Oneroa | parliament5 = Cook Islands | term_start5 = 7 September 2004 | term_end5 = 9 July 2014 | predecessor5 = | successor5 = Wesley Kareroa | majority5 = | constituency_MP6 = | parliament6 = | term_start6 = | term_end6 = | predecessor6 = | successor6 = | birth_date = 8 December 1962 | birth_place = Rarotonga | death_date = | death_place = | party = Cook Islands Democratic Party | alma_mater = | website = }} '''Winton Brian Pickering''' (born 8 December 1962) is a Cook Islands politician and former member of the Cook Islands Parliament, representing the seat of Oneroa. He is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party.

Pickering was born on Rarotonga and attended Avarua and Nikao Side School Primary Schools and Nukutere College.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.gov.ck/members/pickering.html |title=Mr. Winton Brian PICKERING |publisher=Parliament of the Cook Islands |date= |accessdate= |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326003925/http://www.parliament.gov.ck/members/pickering.html |archive-date=26 March 2009}}</ref> He was first elected to Parliament at the 2004 election. He was re-elected at the 2010 election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pireport.org/articles/2010/12/06/marurai-george-among-re-elected-cook |title=MARURAI, GEORGE, AMONG RE-ELECTED IN COOK |publisher=Pacific Islands Report |date=6 December 2010 |accessdate=19 July 2020 |archive-date=5 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200705103620/http://www.pireport.org/articles/2010/12/06/marurai-george-among-re-elected-cook |url-status=dead }}</ref> He did not stand in the 2014 election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/item/46599-mp-pickering-not-running-in-election |title=MP Pickering not running in election |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=6 May 2014 |accessdate=19 July 2020}}</ref>

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