Cook Islands

Political office-holders

Our database contains 43 politicians connected with the Cook Islands.

Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chief of state1--
Deputy Prime Minister1--
King1--
New Zealand High Commissioner1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Minister of Agriculture1--
Minister of Audit & Public Expenditure Review Committee1--
Minister of Business, Trade, & the Investment Board1--
Minister of Cook Islands Investment Corporation1--
Minister of Cook Islands National Superannuation1--
Minister of Cook Islands Pearl Authority1--
Minister of Correctional Services1--
Minister of Cultural Development1--
Minister of Education1--
Minister of Environment Services1--
Minister of Finance & Economic Management1--
Minister of Financial Intelligence & Supervisory Unit1--
Minister of Financial Services Development Authority1--
Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration1--
Minister of Health1--
Minister of House of Ariki1--
Minister of Infrastructure & Planning1--
Minister of Internal Affairs1--
Minister of Justice1--
Minister of Marine Resources1--
Minister of Outer Islands1--
Minister of Parliamentary Services1--
Minister of Police1--
Minister of Public Service Commission1--
Minister of Punanga Nui Market1--
Minister of Seabed Minerals and Natural Resources1--
Minister of Telecommunications1--
Minister of Tourism1--
Minister of Transport1--
Minister of Youth & Sports1--
Minister Responsible for the Head of State1--
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of Parliament--28
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassador of Spain to the Cook Islands-1-
ambassador to the Cook Islands--2
Apostolic Nuncio to Cook Islands-21

What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both of political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not.

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