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

;Key

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! rowspan=2|

! rowspan=2| Portrait

! rowspan=2| Name<br />

! colspan=3| Term of office

! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party

! rowspan=2| Elected

! rowspan=2|

|-

! Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

|-

! 1

| 90px

| Albert Henry<br>

| 4 August 1965

| 25 July 1978

|

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands Party

| 1965<br />1968<br />1972<br />1974

|

|-

! 2

| 90px

| Thomas Davis<br>

| 25 July 1978

| 13 April 1983

|

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Party

| 1978

|

|-

! 3

| 90px

| Geoffrey Henry<br>

| 13 April 1983

| 16 November 1983

|

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands Party

| 1983

|

|-

! (2)

| 90px

| Thomas Davis<br>

| 16 November 1983

| 29 July 1987

|

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Party

| 1983

|

|-

! 4

| 90px

| Pupuke Robati<br>

| 29 July 1987

| 1 February 1989

|

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Party

| –

|

|-

! (3)

| 90px

| Geoffrey Henry<br>

| 1 February 1989

| 29 July 1999

|

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands Party

| 1989<br />1994<br />1999

|

|-

! 5

| 90px

| Joe Williams<br>

| 29 July 1999

| 18 November 1999

|

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands Party

| –

|

|-

! 6

| 90px

| Terepai Maoate<br>

| 18 November 1999

| 11 February 2002

|

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Alliance Party

| –

|

|-

! 7

| 90px

| Robert Woonton<br>

| 11 February 2002

| 11 December 2004

|

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Alliance Party

| 2004

|

|-

! rowspan=3 | 8

| rowspan=3 | 90px

| rowspan=3 | Jim Marurai<br>

| rowspan=3 | 14 December 2004

| rowspan=3 | 29 November 2010

| rowspan=3 |

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Alliance Party<br>

| –

|

|-

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands First Party<br>

| –

|

|-

! style="background:" |

| Democratic Party<br>

| 2006

|

|-

! 9

| 90px

| Henry Puna<br>

| 30 November 2010

| 1 October 2020

|

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands Party

| 2010<br />2014<br />2018

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|-

! 10

| 90px

| Mark Brown<br>

| 1 October 2020

| Incumbent

|

! style="background:" |

| Cook Islands Party

| 2022

|

|}

Timeline

See also

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

References

  • Office of the Prime Minister
  • World Statesmen – Cook Islands