17th Cook Islands Parliament
The 17th Cook Islands Parliament is a previous term of the Parliament of the Cook Islands. Its composition was determined by the 2018 elections on 14 June 2018.
Officeholders
Presiding officers
- Speaker of the House:
- *Tai Tura from March 2021
- *Niki Rattle until 15 February 2021
- Deputy Speaker of the House:
- *Tai Tura from April 2019 until March 2021
Other parliamentary officers
- Clerk:
- *Tangata Vainerere, from April 2021
- *Jeannine Daniel, acting clerk from March 2020 until April 2021
- *Tangata Vainerere, from October 2018 until March 2020
- *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 from 1 October 2020
- *Hon. Henry Puna until 1 October 2020
- Deputy Prime Minister:
- *Hon. Robert Tapaitau from 1 October 2020
- *Hon. Mark Brown until 1 October 2020
- Leader of the Opposition: Tina Browne
Members
Summary of changes
- Toka Hagai resigned on 1 November 2018 after allegations of treating. In December 2018 the Court of Appeal ruled that Tina Browne had won the seat.
- Tony Armstrong died in November 2018. A by-election for the vacant Ivirua seat was held on 21 January 2019, and was won by Agnes Armstrong.
- Te-Hani Brown resigned from the Democratic party to support the government in January 2019. She was subsequently re-elected in a by-election.
- Henry Puna resigned on 24 March 2021 to take up the position of Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat. Akaiti Puna was elected in the resulting by-election.