Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
(Redirected from List of Prime Ministers of the Cook Islands)
| Prime Minister of the Cook Islands | |
|---|---|
 Flag of the Cook Islands | |
| Inaugural holder | Albert Henry |
| Formation | 4 August 1965 |
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 created in 1965, when self-government was first granted to the islands.
List
[change | change source]| No. | Name (Birth–Death) |
Tenure | Political affiliation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | ||||
| 1 | Albert Henry (1907–1981) |
4 August 1965 | 25 July 1978 | Cook Islands Party | |
| 2 | Tom Davis (1917–2007) |
25 July 1978 | 13 April 1983 | Democratic Party | |
| 3 | Geoffrey Henry (1940–2012) |
13 April 1983 | 16 November 1983 | Cook Islands Party | |
| (2) | Tom Davis (1917–2007) |
16 November 1983 | 29 July 1987 | Democratic Party | |
| 4 | Pupuke Robati (1925–2009) |
29 July 1987 | 1 February 1989 | Democratic Party | |
| (3) | Geoffrey Henry (1940–2012) |
1 February 1989 | 29 July 1999 | Cook Islands Party | |
| 5 | Joe Williams (1934–2020) |
29 July 1999 | 18 November 1999 | Cook Islands Party | |
| 6 | Terepai Maoate (1934–2012) |
18 November 1999 | 11 February 2002 | Democratic Alliance Party | |
| 7 | Robert Woonton (1949–) |
11 February 2002 | 11 December 2004 | Democratic Alliance Party | |
| 8 | Jim Marurai (1947–2020) |
14 December 2004 | 29 November 2010 | Democratic Alliance Party (2004–05) Cook Islands First Party (2005–06) Democratic Party (2006–2010) | |
| 9 | Henry Puna (1949–) |
30 November 2010 | 1 October 2020 | Cook Islands Party | |
| 10 | Mark Brown | 1 October 2020 | Incumbent | Cook Islands Party | |