What is Parliament of the Cook Islands?
The '''Parliament of the Cook Islands''' is the [[legislature]] of the [[Cook Islands]]. It was created under [[New Zealand]]’s United Nations which made it became the national legislature on independence in 1965. The Parliament is made up of 24&nbsp;members directly elected by [[universal suffrage]] from single-seat constituencies. Members are elected for a limited term, and hold office until Parliament is dissolved (a maximum of four years).<ref>Cook Islands Constitution, s37 (5)</ref> It meets in [[Avarua]], the capital of the Cook Islands, on [[Rarotonga]]. The [[Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament|Speaker of the House]] is currently [[Niki Rattle]]. The Deputy Speaker is [[Rose Toki-Brown]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cookislandsnews.com/item/48854-pm-announces-key-appointments/48854-pm-announces-key-appointments |title=PM announces key appointments |author= Emmanuel Samoglou |publisher=Cook Islands News |date=14 October 2014 |access-date=21 June 2016}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Cook Islands]] {{politics-stub}}