The 15th Cook Islands Parliament is the previous term of the

Parliament of the Cook Islands The Parliament of the Cook Islands () is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand administration, it became the national legislature upon independence in 1965. The Parliament consists of 24 members dir ...

. Its composition was determined by the

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on 17 November 2010. Due to an electoral petition declaring the election of Tekii Lazaro invalid, the 15th Parliament initially consisted of only 23 members. A by-election was held for the vacant Pukapuka-Nassau seat. The Parliament sat for the first time on 18 February 2011. It was dissolved on 17 April 2014. The

Speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ...

of the 15th Parliament was initially former Prime Minister

Geoffrey Henry Sir Geoffrey Arama Henry (16 November 1940 – 9 May 2012) was a Cook Island politician who was twice the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was leader of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) from 1979 to 2006. Early life Henry was a native of ...

. Following Henry's death in May 2012,

Niki Rattle Niki Rattle (born 1951) was Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament from 22 May 2012 to 15 February 2021. Rattle was born in Manihiki. She is a Registered Nurse. Before her appointment she served as Secretary of the Cook Islands Red Cross for ...

was appointed Speaker.

Members

Initial MPs

New members

Summary of changes

* On 8 March 2011

Norman George Norman George (born 2 July 1946) is a Cook Islands politician and former Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament, Deputy Prime Minister, and Cabinet Minister. George was first elected to the Parliament of the Cook Islands in 1983. He represented ...

resigned from the

Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the islands' politics since 1965. From 1999 until 2005 it sometimes ...

and became an independent. *

Tekii Lazaro Tekii Lazaro (28 May 1954 – 8 August 2020) was a Cook Islands politician and Member of the Cook Islands Parliament. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party. Lazaro was educated at Niua school and Aitutaki High school, and studied to be a m ...

was elected to the seat of

Pukapuka Pukapuka, formerly Danger Island, is a coral atoll in the Northern Cook Islands, northern group of the Cook Islands in the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the most remote islands of the Cook Islands, situated about northwest of Rarotonga. On th ...

on 8 June 2011 following the

byelection A by-election, also known as a special election in the United States and the Philippines, or a bypoll in India, is an election used to fill an office that has become vacant between general elections. A vacancy may arise as a result of an incumben ...

. *

Robert Wigmore Robert George Wigmore (8 September 1949 – 13 April 2012) was the leader of the Cook Islands Democratic Party from 2010 – 2012, and Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands from 2009 to 2010. He served as a Minister in the Cabinets of Rob ...

died on 13 April 2012. * Selina Napa was elected to the seat of Titikaveka on 21 June 2012 following the 2012 Titikaveka by-election. *

Tetangi Matapo Tetangi Matapo (born 3 October 1965) is a Cook Islands politician and member of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Democratic Party. Matapo was born on Mangaia and educated at Mangaia School and Mangaia College. ...

was elected to the seat of Tamarua on 29 January 2013 following the

2013 Tamarua by-election The 2013 Tamarua by-election was a by-election in the Cook Islands electorate of Tamarua. It was held on 29 January 2013, and was precipitated by the death of sitting MP Pukeiti Pukeiti. The by-election was won by the Democratic Party's Tetangi ...

. *

Tom Marsters Sir Tom John Marsters, (born 4 August 1945) is the current King's Representative to the Cook Islands (formerly the 7th. Queen's Representative). He is a former Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands, Foreign Minister, and Deputy Leader of t ...

resigned from Parliament on 25 September 2013 following his appointment as

Queen's Representative The King's Representative is the official representative of , as Monarchy in the Cook Islands, of the realm of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands. The office of King's Representative is established by the Constitution of the Cook Islands. They a ...

. He was eventually replaced by James Beer after the 2014 Murienua by-election.

References

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External links

Members of the Parliament of the Cook Islands
Politics of the Cook Islands 2010 in the Cook Islands