Cook Islands Cabinet
Encyclopedia
The Cabinet of the Cook Islands is the policy and decision-making body of the executive branch of the Cook Islands Government
. It consists of the Prime Minister
and a number of other Ministers, who are collectively responsible to Parliament
.
on advice of the Prime Minister, and must be Members of Parliament.
All Cabinet ministers also serve as members of the Executive Council, which advises the Queen's Representative
. Cabinet decisions take effect after 4 days, or when formally confirmed by the Executive Council.
Cabinet ministers
Politics of the Cook Islands
The politics of the Cook Islands, an associated state, takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy. The Queen of New Zealand, represented in the Cook Islands by the Queen's Representative, is the Head of State; the Chief Minister is the...
. It consists of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
The Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the official rsponsible for heading Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's government in 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...
and a number of other Ministers, who are collectively responsible to Parliament
Parliament of the Cook Islands
The Parliament of the Cook Islands is the legislature of the Cook Islands. Originally established under New Zealand colonial rule, it became the national legislature on independence in 1965....
.
Legislative basis
Unlike other Commonwealth Realms, the Cook Islands Cabinet has a formal legislative basis in the Cook Islands Constitution. Cabinet consists of the Prime Minister and up to 6 other Ministers. Members are appointed by the Queen's RepresentativeQueen's Representative
The Queen's Representative is the formal title given to the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands....
on advice of the Prime Minister, and must be Members of Parliament.
All Cabinet ministers also serve as members of the Executive Council, which advises the Queen's Representative
Queen's Representative
The Queen's Representative is the formal title given to the representative of Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands....
. Cabinet decisions take effect after 4 days, or when formally confirmed by the Executive Council.
Current members
The Cook Islands Cabinet consists of:Cabinet ministers
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| Henry Puna Henry Puna Henry Tuakeu Puna is the current Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He is leader of the Cook Islands Party.-Early life:Puna grew up in Aitutaki. He was educated on Aitutaki and Rarotonga before studying law at the University of Auckland in New Zealand and the University of Tasmania in Australia... (Cook Islands Party Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965.... ) |
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| Tom Marsters Tom Marsters Tom John Marsters is a Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.-Personal life:... (Cook Islands Party Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965.... ) |
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| Teina Bishop Teina Bishop Teina Bishop is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He represents the constituency of Arutanga-Nikaupara-Reureu.... (Cook Islands Party Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965.... ) |
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| Mark Brown Mark Brown (Cook Islands) Mark Brown is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He is a member of the Cook Islands Party.Brown is currently vice-president of the CIP. He unsuccessfully contested the electorate of Takuvaine-Tutakimoa in the 2006 elections, but was elected at the 2010 election.Brown was appointed to... (Cook Islands Party) |
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| Teariki Heather Teariki Heather Teariki William Heather is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He represents the constituency of Akaoa for the Cook Islands Party.... (Cook Islands Party Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965.... ) |
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| Nandi Glassie Nandi Glassie Nandi Tuaine Glassie is a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He is MP for Tengatangi/Areora/Ngatiarua, and a member of the Cook Islands Party.... (Cook Islands Party Cook Islands Party The Cook Islands Party is a nationalist political party in the Cook Islands. It was the first political party founded in the Cook Islands, and one of the two major parties of the Islands' politics since 1965.... ) |
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