Niki Rattle

Niki Rattle is Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament.

Rattle is a Registered Nurse. Since 1993, she has served as Secretary of the Cook Islands Red Cross.[1] She was appointed Speaker by Prime Minister Henry Puna on 22 May 2012.[2] Her appointment was criticised by the opposition, who felt that an elected MP should have filled the position.[3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Secretary General Desk". Cook Islands Red Cross. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  2. ↑ "Niki Rattle appointed Cook Islands Speaker of Parliament". Pacifc Women in Politics. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  3. ↑ "Opposition decries speaker’s appointment". Cook Islands News. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-07-01.
  4. ↑ "‘An elected speaker has limited powers’". Cook Islands News. 2012-05-23. Retrieved 2012-07-01.