Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands

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The Deputy Prime Minister of the Cook Islands is the second most senior officer in the government of the Cook Islands. From 1965 to 1981, the position was called the Deputy Premier. When the office of Premier was renamed to Prime Minister in 1981, the Deputy Premier became the Deputy Prime Minister.

The following list is incomplete.

Name	PM Served	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Apenera Short	Albert Henry	4 August 1965	25 July 1978	Cook Islands Party
Pupuke Robati	Tom Davis	25 July 1978	13 April 1983	Democratic Party
Geoffrey Henry	Tom Davis	16 November 1983	1985	Cook Islands Party
Terepai Maoate	Tom Davis, Pupuke Robati	1985	1 February 1989	Democratic Party
Inatio Akaruru	Geoffrey Henry	1 February 1989	1999	Cook Islands Party
Norman George	Geoffrey Henry, Joe Williams	June 1999	October 1999	New Alliance Party
Norman George	Terepai Maoate	18 November 1999	July 2001	New Alliance Party
Robert Woonton	Terepai Maoate	July 2001	11 February 2002	Democratic Party
Geoffrey Henry	Robert Woonton	11 February 2002	30 January 2003	Cook Islands Party
Terepai Maoate	Robert Woonton	30 January 2003	5 November 2003	Democratic Party
Ngamau Munokoa	Robert Woonton	5 November 2003	19 November 2004	Democratic Party
Geoffrey Henry	Robert Woonton, Jim Marurai	19 November 2004	9 August 2005	Cook Islands Party
Terepai Maoate	Jim Marurai	9 August 2005	23 December 2009	Democratic Party
Robert Wigmore	Jim Marurai	23 December 2009	30 November 2010	Democratic Party
Tom Marsters	Henry Puna	2 December 2010	10 June 2013	Cook Islands Party
Teariki Heather	Henry Puna	11 December 2013	Incumbent	Cook Islands Party

Deputy heads of government of Oceania

Sovereign states	Australia Fiji Kiribati Marshall Islands Federated States of Micronesia Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu

Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue

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