Rose Toki-Brown

Vainetutai Rose Toki-Brown is a Cook Islands politician and Deputy Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament. She is a member of the Cook Islands Party. In July 2016 she became the Cook Islands' first female Leader of the Opposition.[1][2]

Toki-Brown ran in the 2014 election, defeating her uncle Norman George to win the Teenui-Mapumai seat.[3] An election petition by George was subsequently dismissed.[4] She was appointed Deputy Speaker in October 2014.[5]

In June 2017 Toki-Brown rejoined the Cook Islands Party after being removed as leader of the opposition.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Florence Syme-Buchanan (23 July 2016). "Brown to lead the opposition". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cook Islands opposition has new female leader". RNZ International. 25 July 2016. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ ""Uncle Norman just jealous of my election victory" says Rose Toki-Brown". Radio Australia. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  4. ↑ "Two more Cooks petitions dismissed". RNZ Pacific. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Emmanuel Samoglou (14 October 2014). "PM announces key appointments". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  6. ↑ Richard Moore (19 June 2017). "Rose goes back to CIP". Cook Islands News. Retrieved 4 July 2017.

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