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.
== List ==
No.	Name 	Term of Office 	Political Party	Events
1 	Albert Henry 	4 August 1965 - 25 July 1978 	
* Cook Islands Party	
* Formation of the House of Ariki
* Introduction of the Universal Old Age Pension Scheme
* Adoption of the Cook Islands Ensign
* Ascension to Knighthood
2 	Sir Tom Davis 	25 July 1978 - 13 April 1983 	
* Democratic Party	
* Adoption of the Flag of the Cook Islands
* Adoption of Te Atua Mou E as the national anthem
* Funeral of Albert Henry
3 	Sir Geoffrey Henry	13 April 1983 - 16 November 1983 	
* Cook Islands Party	
4 	Sir Tom Davis 	16 November 1983 - 29 July 1987 	
* Democratic Party	
5 	Sir Pupuke Robati 	29 July 1987 - 1 February 1989 	
* Democratic Party	
6 	Sir Geoffrey Henry	1 February 1989 - 29 July 1999 	
* Cook Islands Party	
7 	Joe Williams 	29 July 1999 - 18 November 1999 	
* Cook Islands Party	
8 	Sir Terepai Maoate	18 November 1999 - 11 February 2002	
* Democratic Alliance Party	
9 	Dr. Robert Woonton	11 February 2002 - 11 December 2004	
* Democratic Alliance Party	
* Murder of Tuakana Tereau TeamaNZ experts fly to Cook Islands murder scene - 25 June 2002 - New Zealand Herald - Retrieved 3 March 2021
10 	Jim Marurai 	14 December 2004 - 29 November 2010	
* Democratic Alliance Party
* Cook Islands First Party
* Democratic Party	
* 2008 House of Ariki coup attempt
* 2010 Air New Zealand Geoffrey Henry "terrorist" incident
11 	Henry Puna 	30 November 2010 - 1 October 2020 	
* Cook Islands Party	
* 2011 Aitutaki bank robbery
* HIV quarantine suggestion scandalCook Islands govt condemned over attitude to HIV case - 12 January 2011 - Radio New Zealand - Retrieved 3 March 2021
* Establishment of the Polynesian Leaders Group
* Chris Rimamotu prison escapeTiny Cook Islands reeling after escaped prisoner murders 2, then kills himself - 20 October 2016 - The Straits Times - Retrieved 3 March 2021
* Establishment of the Marae Morana
* 2019 fraud investigation
* COVID-19 pandemic
12 	Mark Brown 	1 October 2020 - present 	
* Cook Islands Party	
* COVID-19 pandemic
== Links ==
* Prime Minister of the Cook Islands on Wikipedia
== References ==
Category:Real prime ministers
Category:Real Prime Ministers of the Cook Islands
Category:Real heads of government