Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Cook Islands’ head of government

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.

Prime Minister of the
Cook Islands
Flag of the Cook Islands
Incumbent
Mark Brown

since 1 October 2020
Inaugural holderAlbert Henry
Formation4 August 1965

The office was created in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands.

List change

No.Name
(Birth–Death)
TenurePolitical affiliation
Took officeLeft office
1Albert Henry
(1907–1981)
4 August 196525 July 1978Cook Islands Party
2Tom Davis
(1917–2007)
25 July 197813 April 1983Democratic Party
3Geoffrey Henry
(1940–2012)
13 April 198316 November 1983Cook Islands Party
(2)Tom Davis
(1917–2007)
16 November 198329 July 1987Democratic Party
4Pupuke Robati
(1925–2009)
29 July 19871 February 1989Democratic Party
(3)Geoffrey Henry
(1940–2012)
1 February 198929 July 1999Cook Islands Party
5Joe Williams
(1934–2020)
29 July 199918 November 1999Cook Islands Party
6Terepai Maoate
(1934–2012)
18 November 199911 February 2002Democratic Alliance Party
7Robert Woonton
(1949–)
11 February 200211 December 2004Democratic Alliance Party
8Jim Marurai
(1947–2020)
14 December 200429 November 2010Democratic Alliance Party
(2004–05)
Cook Islands First Party
(2005–06)
Democratic Party
(2006–2010)
9Henry Puna
(1949–)
30 November 20101 October 2020Cook Islands Party
10Mark Brown1 October 2020IncumbentCook Islands Party

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