Ministry of Justice (Cook Islands) explained

The Ministry of Justice of Cook Islands provides support to the judiciary so that it may be an impartial system. The ministry is responsible for the following duties: management and rehabilitation of prisoners and probationers, maintaining land and survey information, registration of vital records, electoral policies, and managing the Land Trust account.^[1]

List of ministers (Post-1984 upon the country's first coalition government)

• Teariki Matenga^[2] (1985-1986)
• David Ngatupuna^[3] (1986-1988)
• Tekaotiki Matapo^{[4] [5] [6]} (1989-1999)
• Tangata Vavia^{[7] [8]} (2000-2003)
• Robert Wigmore (2003-2008)
• Tangata Vavia (2008-2010)
• Apii Piho (2010-2011)
• Henry Puna (2011-2015)
• Teariki Heather (2015)
• Nandi Glassie^[9] (2015–present)

See also

• Justice ministry
• Politics of the Cook Islands

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ministry of Justice: Annual Report 2012-2013 Financial Year.
2. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1985.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
3. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept-Dec 1986.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
4. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1989:Nov.-Dec... HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
5. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
6. Book: Copley, Gregory R.. Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook. 1999. Perth Corporation. 9781892998033 . en.
7. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 2000Jan-Mar 2000.. HathiTrust. en. 2018-07-12.
8. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. https://web.archive.org/web/20131004230257/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/CN.html. dead. October 4, 2013. www.cia.gov. en. 2018-07-12.
9. News: Ministry Leadership - Cook Islands Ministry of Health. Cook Islands Ministry of Health. 2018-07-12. en-US.