Prime Minister of the Cook Islands facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Prime Minister of the Cook Islands |
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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 |
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the main leader of the government in the Cook Islands. The Cook Islands is a country that governs itself, but it has a special partnership with New Zealand. This important job was created in 1965. That was when the islands first gained the right to govern themselves.
At first, the leader was called the "Premier." But in 1981, the title was changed to "Prime Minister."
Cook Islands Prime Ministers: A List
This section lists all the people who have served as the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands.
- Key to Political Parties
Cook Islands Party Democratic Party
No. | Picture | Name (Born–Died) |
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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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Thomas Davis (1917–2007) |
25 July 1978 | 13 April 1983 | 4 years, 262 days | Democratic Party | 1978 | ||
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Geoffrey Henry (1940–2012) |
13 April 1983 | 16 November 1983 | 217 days | Cook Islands Party | 1983 (Mar.) | ||
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Thomas Davis (1917–2007) |
16 November 1983 | 29 July 1987 | 3 years, 255 days | Democratic Party | 1983 (Nov.) | ||
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Pupuke Robati (1925–2009) |
29 July 1987 | 1 February 1989 | 1 year, 187 days | Democratic Party | – | ||
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Geoffrey Henry (1940–2012) |
1 February 1989 | 29 July 1999 | 10 years, 178 days | Cook Islands Party | 1989 1994 1999 |
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Joe Williams (1934–2020) |
29 July 1999 | 18 November 1999 | 112 days | Cook Islands Party | – | ||
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Terepai Maoate (1934–2012) |
18 November 1999 | 11 February 2002 | 2 years, 85 days | Democratic Alliance Party | – | ||
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Robert Woonton (born 1949) |
11 February 2002 | 11 December 2004 | 2 years, 304 days | Democratic Alliance Party | 2004 | ||
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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) |
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Democratic Party (2006–2010) |
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Henry Puna (born 1949) |
30 November 2010 | 1 October 2020 | 9 years, 306 days | Cook Islands Party | 2010 2014 2018 |
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Mark Brown (born 1963) |
1 October 2020 | Incumbent | 4 years, 298 days | Cook Islands Party | 2022 |
See also
In Spanish: Primer ministro de las Islas Cook para niños
- Politics of the Cook Islands
- Monarchy in the Cook Islands
- King's Representative
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