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Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

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Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Minitia Ma‘ata o te Kūki ‘Airani (Cook Islands Māori)
Paraimi Minita o te Kūki Airani (Penrhyn)
Coat of arms of the Cook Islands
Flag of the Cook Islands
Incumbent
Mark Brown
since 1 October 2020
TypeHead of government
AbbreviationPM
Member ofCabinet of the Cook Islands,
Parliament
SeatAvarua
AppointerKing's Representative to the Cook Islands
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Constituting instrumentConstitution of the Cook Islands[1]
PrecursorLeader of Government Business
Formation4 August 1965
First holderAlbert Henry (As Premier)
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Politics 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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Key

  Cook Islands   Democratic

No. Portrait Name
(birth–death) 		Term of office Political party Elected Ref.
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
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
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) 		–
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
10 Mark Brown
(born 1963) 		1 October 2020 Incumbent 4 years, 29 days Cook Islands Party 2022 [2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constitution of the Cook Islands" (PDF) – via mfem.gov.ck.
  2. ^ "Mark Brown new Cook Islands PM". October 2020 – via rnz.co.nz.
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