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