Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the most powerful official within the 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.

{|border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=2 width=98% |- | |Name |Took Office |Left Office |Party |- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |1 |Albert R. Henry |4 August 1965 |25 July 1978 |People's Party |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |2 |Tom Davis, 1st time |25 July 1978 |13 April 1983 |Democratic Party |- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |3 |Geoffrey A. Henry, 1st time |13 April 1983 |16 November 1983 |People's Party |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF | |Tom Davis, 2nd time |16 November 1983 |29 July 1987 |Democratic Party |- bgcolor=#DDEEFF |3 |Pupuke Robati |29 July 1987 |1 February 1989 |Democratic Party |- bgcolor=#DDFFDD | |Geoffrey A. Henry, 3rd time |1 February 1989 |29 July 1999 |People's Party |- bgcolor=#DDFFDD |4 |Joe Williams |29 July 1999 |18 November 1999 |People's Party |- bgcolor=#FFFFDD |5 |Terepai Maoate |18 November 1999 |11 February 2002 |Democratic Alliance Party |- bgcolor=#FFFFDD |6 |Robert Woonton |11 February 2002 |(present) |Democratic Alliance Party |}