Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
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Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
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Minitia Ma‘ata o te Kūki ‘Airani (Cook Islands Māori) Paraimi Minita o te Kūki Airani (Penrhyn) | |
since 1 October 2020 | |
Type | Head of government |
Abbreviation | PM |
Member of | Cabinet of the Cook Islands, Parliament |
Seat | Avarua |
Appointer | King's Representative to the Cook Islands |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Cook Islands[1] |
Precursor | Leader of Government Business |
Formation | 4 August 1965 |
First holder | Albert Henry (As Premier) |
Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands |
The prime minister of the Cook Islands is the head of government of the Cook Islands, a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand. The office was established in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands. Originally, the title "Premier" was used, but this was replaced by the title of "Prime Minister" in 1981.
List of officeholders
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No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | Ref. | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
1 | Albert Henry (1907–1981) |
4 August 1965 | 25 July 1978 | 12 years, 355 days | Cook Islands Party | 1965 1968 1972 1974 |
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2 | Thomas Davis (1917–2007) |
25 July 1978 | 13 April 1983 | 4 years, 262 days | Democratic Party | 1978 | |||
3 | Geoffrey Henry (1940–2012) |
13 April 1983 | 16 November 1983 | 217 days | Cook Islands Party | 1983 (Mar.) | |||
(2) | Thomas Davis (1917–2007) |
16 November 1983 | 29 July 1987 | 3 years, 255 days | Democratic Party | 1983 (Nov.) | |||
4 | Pupuke Robati (1925–2009) |
29 July 1987 | 1 February 1989 | 1 year, 187 days | Democratic Party | – | |||
(3) | Geoffrey Henry (1940–2012) |
1 February 1989 | 29 July 1999 | 10 years, 178 days | Cook Islands Party | 1989 1994 1999 |
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5 | Joe Williams (1934–2020) |
29 July 1999 | 18 November 1999 | 112 days | Cook Islands Party | – | |||
6 | Terepai Maoate (1934–2012) |
18 November 1999 | 11 February 2002 | 2 years, 85 days | Democratic Alliance Party | – | |||
7 | Robert Woonton (born 1949) |
11 February 2002 | 11 December 2004 | 2 years, 304 days | Democratic Alliance Party | 2004 | |||
8 | Jim Marurai (1947–2020) |
14 December 2004 | 29 November 2010 | 5 years, 350 days | Democratic Alliance Party (2004–05) |
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Cook Islands First Party (2005–06) |
– | ||||||||
Democratic Party (2006–2010) |
2006 | ||||||||
9 | Henry Puna (born 1949) |
30 November 2010 | 1 October 2020 | 9 years, 306 days | Cook Islands Party | 2010 2014 2018 |
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10 | Mark Brown (born 1963) |
1 October 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 65 days | Cook Islands Party | 2022 | [2] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Constitution of the Cook Islands" (PDF) – via mfem.gov.ck.
- ^ "Mark Brown new Cook Islands PM". October 2020 – via rnz.co.nz.