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.

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
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
Precursor	Leader of Government Business
Formation	4 August 1965
First holder	Albert Henry (As Premier)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

List of officeholders

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, 52 days		Cook Islands Party	2022

See also

• Politics of the Cook Islands
• Monarchy in the Cook Islands
  • King's Representative

External links

• World Statesmen – Cook Islands