17th Cook Islands Parliament

May 2025 May 2025 17th Parliament of the Cook Islands File:PARLIAMENT BUILDING OF THE COOK ISLANDS, RAROTONGA.jpg Parliament House, Avarua Parliament of the Cook Islands 2018 general election Fourth Cook Islands Party Government 16th Parliament 18th Parliament House of Representatives Cook Island 2018.svg 24 Speaker of the House Tai Tura — Niki Rattle until 15 February 2021 Leader of the House Prime Minister Mark Brown — Henry Puna until 1 October 2020 Leader of the Opposition Tina Browne House of Ariki 24 President of the House of Ariki Tou Travel Ariki Sovereign Monarch Elizabeth II King's Representative Tom Marsters parliament.gov.ck The 17th Cook Islands Parliament is a previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands.Members of Parliament (1958 - present) https://parliament.gov.ck/our-people/members/ parliament.gov.ck Parliament of the Cook Islands 14 January 2024 Its composition was determined by the 2018 elections on 14 June 2018.https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/354929/cook-island-elections-to-be-held-on-june-14 Cook Island elections to be held on June 14 Radio NZ International 13 April 2018 18 June 2018 Officeholders Presiding officers Speaker of the House: Tai Tura (Cook Islands Party) from March 2021Speakers https://parliament.gov.ck/our-people/speakers/ parliament.gov.ck Parliament of the Cook Islands 17 May 202517TH PARLIAMENT https://parliamentci.wpenginepowered.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/2018.pdf parliamentci.wpenginepowered.com Parliament of the Cook Islands 17 May 2025 Niki Rattle until 15 February 2021Samoglou Emmanuel Speaker's resignation catches MPs off-guard https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/politics/speakers-resignation-catches-mps-off-guard/ 17 May 2025 Cook Islands News 16 February 2021 en Deputy Speaker of the House: Tai Tura (Cook Islands Party) from April 2019Kumar Rashneel Tura appointed deputy Speaker https://www.cookislandsnews.com/politics/tura-appointed-deputy-speaker/ 17 May 2025 Cook Islands News 18 August 2020 en until March 2021 Other parliamentary officers Clerk: Tangata Vainerere, from April 2021Clerks https://parliament.gov.ck/our-people/speakers-of-parliament/ parliament.gov.ck Parliament of the Cook Islands 17 May 2025 Jeannine Daniel, acting clerk from March 2020 until April 2021 Tangata Vainerere, from October 2018 until March 2020Etches Melina Vainerere is back in the House https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/politics/vainerere-is-back-in-the-house/ 17 May 2025 Cook Islands News 22 April 2021 en Helen Maunga, acting clerk from August 2018 to October 2018 Pastor John Tangi, until 1 August 2018 Deputy Clerk: Tai Manavaroa, from April 2021 Jeannine Daniel, from November 2019 until March 2020 Helen Maunga, until November 2019 Party leaders Prime Minister: Hon. Mark Brown (Cook Islands Party) from 1 October 2020Mark Brown is the new Cook Islands PM https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/pacific/427377/mark-brown-is-the-new-cook-islands-pm 17 May 2025 RNZ 1 October 2020 en-nz Hon. Henry Puna (Cook Islands Party) until 1 October 2020 Deputy Prime Minister: Hon. Robert Tapaitau (Independent) from 1 October 2020 Hon. Mark Brown (Cook Islands Party) until 1 October 2020 Leader of the Opposition: Tina Browne (Democratic Party) Members Initial party standings PartyVotes%Seats+/–Democratic Party 11+2Cook Islands Party 10–3One Cook Islands Movement 1–1Titikaveka Oire83 00Independents 2+2Invalid/blank votes –––Total 240Registered voters/turnout10,917 ––Source: Radio NZ Justice minister Initial MPs Name Party Electorate TermGeorge AngeneOCITupapa–MaraerengaThirdPatrick AriokaCIPMurienuaFirstAnthony Toruariki ArmstrongDPIviruaFirstNooroa o Teariki BakerDPAkaoaFirstMark BrownCIPTakuvaine–TutakimoaThirdTe-Hani BrownDPTengatangi–Areora–NgatiaruaFirstTingika ElikanaCIPPukapuka–NassauFirstToka HagaiCIPRakahangaSecondWilliam (Smiley) HeatherDPRuaauSecondWesley KareroaDPOneroaSecondTereapii Maki-KavanaCIPArutanga–Reureu–NikauparaFirstTerepai Maoate JnrDPAmuri–UreiaThirdTetangi MatapoDPTamaruaThirdVaine MokoroaCIPNikao–PanamaFirstSelina NapaDPTitikavekaThirdAlbert NicholasCIPAvatiu–Ruatonga–Palmerston SecondHenry PunaCIPManihikiFourthTuakeu TangatapotoCIPMitiaroFirstRobert TapaitauIndPenrhynFirstKitai TeinakoreDPVaipae–TautuFirstRose Toki-BrownIndTeenui–Mapumai SecondTamaiva TuaveraDPNgatangiiaSecondVaitoti TupaDPMataveraFirstTai TuraCIPMaukeThird Summary of changes Toka Hagai resigned on 1 November 2018 after allegations of treating.https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/375334/cook-islands-mp-resigns-amid-legal-action Cook Islands MP resigns amid legal action RNZI 7 November 2018 7 November 2018 In December 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that Tina Browne had won the seat.https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/378387/browne-wins-cook-islands-election-petition-on-appeal Browne wins Cook Islands election petition on appeal Radio New Zealand International 17 December 2018 9 January 2019 Tony Armstrong died in November 2018.https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/376555/cook-islands-democratic-party-mourns-death-of-mp Cook Islands Democratic Party mourns death of MP Radio New Zealand International 22 November 2018 9 January 2019 A by-election for the vacant Ivirua seat was held on 21 January 2019, and was won by Agnes Armstrong.https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/380713/cook-islands-democratic-party-looks-to-have-secured-ivirua-seat Cook Islands Democratic Party looks to have secured Ivirua seat Radio New Zealand 23 January 2019 20 March 2019 Te-Hani Brown resigned from the Democratic party to support the government in January 2019. She was subsequently re-elected in a by-election.https://www.radionz.co.nz/international/pacific-news/385147/te-hani-brown-wins-cook-islands-by-election Te-Hani Brown wins Cook Islands by-election Radio New Zealand 20 March 2019 20 March 2019 Henry Puna resigned on 24 March 2021 to take up the position of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat.https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/politics/puna-bids-farewell-with-some-words-of-advice/ Puna bids farewell with some words of advice Losirene Lacanivalu Cook Islands News 24 March 2021 8 April 2021 Akaiti Puna was elected in the resulting by-election.https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/outer-islands/akaiti-puna-wins-manihiki-by-election-cip-majority-intact/ Akaiti Puna wins Manihiki by-election, CIP majority intact Cook Islands News Rashneel Kumar 6 May 2021 6 May 2021 References Category:Politics of the Cook Islands Category:2018 in the Cook Islands