Cabinet of the Cook Islands

Politics of the Cook Islands

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.

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 six other ministers.[1] Members are appointed by the King's Representative on advice of the Prime Minister, and must be Members of Parliament.[2]

All Cabinet ministers also serve as members of the Executive Council, which advises the King's Representative. Cabinet decisions take effect after four days, or when formally confirmed by the Executive Council.[3]

Current members

As of 8 February 2024, the Cook Islands Cabinet consists of:[4]

Cabinet ministers

Incumbent Portfolios and responsibilities
Mark Brown

(Cook Islands Party)

  • Prime Minister
  • Attorney General
  • Office of the Prime Minister
  • Office of the Public Service Commission
  • Minister of Police
  • Minister of Finance & Economic Development
  • Minister of the Seabed Minerals Authority
  • Minister of Tourism
  • Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy
  • Minister of Outer Islands Special Projects
  • Minister of Telecommunications
Albert Nicholas

(Cook Islands Party)

  • Deputy Prime Minister
  • Minister of Infrastructure Cook Islands
  • Minister of Business, Trade and Investment Board
  • Minister of National Environment Services
  • Cook Islands Investment Corporation
  • Minister of Transport
Rose Toki-Brown

(Independent)

  • Minister of Health
  • Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of National Superannuation
  • Minister of Internal Affairs
Vaine Mokoroa

(Cook Islands Party)

  • Minister of Youth & Sports
  • Ombudsman
  • Minister of Education
  • Minister of Financial Supervisory Commission
  • Minister of Financial Services Development Authority
  • Minister of Audit / Public Expenditure Review Committee
  • Minister of Justice
George Angene

(Cook Islands Party)

  • Minister of Corrective Services
  • Minister of Culture
  • Minister of the House of Ariki
  • Minister of the Punanga Nui
  • Minister for Head of State
Tingika Elikana

(Cook Islands Party)

  • Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration
  • Minister of Marine Resources
  • Minister of Parliamentary Services

References

  1. ^ Cook Islands Constitution, s13 (1).
  2. ^ Cook Islands Constitution, s13 (3).
  3. ^ Cook Islands Constitution, s19.
  4. ^ "Cabinet Services". www.pmoffice.gov.ck. Office of the Prime Minister Cook Islands. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
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