| Post: | Prime Minister |
| Body: | the Cook Islands |
| Insignia: | Coat of arms of the Cook Islands.svg |
| Insigniacaption: | Coat of arms of the Cook Islands |
| Flag: | Flag of the Cook Islands.svg |
| Flagborder: | yes |
| Flagcaption: | Flag of the Cook Islands |
| Incumbent: | Mark Brown |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 October 2020 |
| Type: | Head of government |
| Abbreviation: | PM |
| Member Of: | Cabinet of the Cook Islands, Parliament |
| Seat: | Avarua |
| Appointer: | King's Representative to the Cook Islands |
| Termlength: | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Constituting Instrument: | [1] |
| Precursor: | Leader of Government Business |
| Formation: | 4 August 1965 |
| First: | Albert Henry (As Premier) |
| Deputy: | Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands |
The prime minister of the Cook Islands is the head of government of 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. Originally, the title "Premier" was used, but this was replaced by the title of "Prime Minister" in 1981.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Elected | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||||
| 1 | Albert Henry | 4 August 1965 | 25 July 1978 | Cook Islands Party | 1965 1968 1972 1974 | |||||
| 2 | Thomas Davis | 25 July 1978 | 13 April 1983 | Democratic Party | 1978 | |||||
| 3 | Geoffrey Henry | 13 April 1983 | 16 November 1983 | Cook Islands Party | 1983 | |||||
| (2) | Thomas Davis | 16 November 1983 | 29 July 1987 | Democratic Party | 1983 | |||||
| 4 | Pupuke Robati | 29 July 1987 | 1 February 1989 | Democratic Party | – | |||||
| (3) | Geoffrey Henry | 1 February 1989 | 29 July 1999 | Cook Islands Party | 1989 1994 1999 | |||||
| 5 | Joe Williams | 29 July 1999 | 18 November 1999 | Cook Islands Party | – | |||||
| 6 | Terepai Maoate | 18 November 1999 | 11 February 2002 | Democratic Alliance Party | – | |||||
| 7 | Robert Woonton | 11 February 2002 | 11 December 2004 | Democratic Alliance Party | 2004 | |||||
| 8 | Jim Marurai | 14 December 2004 | 29 November 2010 | Democratic Alliance Party | – | |||||
| Cook Islands First Party | – | |||||||||
| Democratic Party | 2006 | |||||||||
| 9 | Henry Puna | 30 November 2010 | 1 October 2020 | Cook Islands Party | 2010 2014 2018 | |||||
| 10 | Mark Brown | 1 October 2020 | Incumbent | Cook Islands Party | 2022 | [2] | ||||