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]
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
Minister of Foreign Affairs & Immigration
Office of the Public Service Commission
Minister of Police
Minister of Finance & Economic Development
Seabed Minerals and Natural Resources
Minister of Cook Islands Investment Corporation
Robert Tapaitau
(Independent )
Deputy Prime Minister
Minister of Infrastructure & Planning
Minister of National Environment Services
Minister of Outer Islands Special projects
Minister of the Outer Islands
Minister of Transport
Minister of Energy and Renewable Energy
Minister of Marine Resources
Rose Toki-Brown
(Independent )
Minister of Health
Minister of Parliamentary Services
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of National Superannuation
Minister of Internal Affairs
Vaine Mokoroa
(Cook Islands Party )
Minister of Education
Minister of Justice
Minister of Sport
Ombudsman
Minister of PERCA/ Audit
Minister of Financial Services Development Authority
Minister of Financial Intelligence Unit
George Angene
(One Cook Islands Movement )
Minister of Corrective Services
Minister of Cultural Development
Minister of the House of Ariki
Minister of the Punanga Nui Market
Head of Government
Patrick Arioka
(Cook Islands Party )
Minister of Tourism
Minister of Business, Trade and Investment Board
Minister of Telecommunications
^ Cook Islands Constitution, s13 (1).
^ Cook Islands Constitution, s13 (3).
^ Cook Islands Constitution, s19.
^ Rashneel Kumar (3 June 2021). "PM announces Cabinet reshuffle" . Cook Islands News. Retrieved 5 June 2021 .
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