Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

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Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Minitia Ma‘ata o te Kūki ‘Airani (Cook Islands Māori) Paraimi Minita o te Kūki Airani (Penrhyn)
Coat of arms of the Cook Islands
Flag of the Cook Islands
Incumbent Mark Brown since 1 October 2020
Type	Head of government
Abbreviation	PM
Member of	Cabinet of the Cook Islands, Parliament
Seat	Avarua
Appointer	King's Representative to the Cook Islands
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Cook Islands[1]
Precursor	Leader of Government Business
Formation	4 August 1965
First holder	Albert Henry (As Premier)
Deputy	Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

Politics of the Cook Islands
Monarch King Charles III King's Representative Sir Tom Marsters Prime Minister Mark Brown Cabinet Parliament Speaker: Tai Tura House of Ariki President: Tou Travel Ariki Political parties Recent elections General: 2010 2014 2018 2022
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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.