The King's Representative is the official representative of Charles III, as King of the realm of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands.[2] The office of King's Representative is established by the Constitution of the Cook Islands. They are appointed by the King for a term of three years, and may be reappointed.[3] When the Cook Islands has a queen regnant, the viceroy is titled Queen's Representative.
King's Representative in the Cook Islands | |
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Te Kauono o te Ariki (Cook Islands Māori)[1] | |
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since 27 July 2013 | |
Viceroy | |
Seat | Avarua |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the Cook Islands |
Appointer | Monarch on the advice of the prime minister |
Term length | 3 years renewable |
Precursor | High Commissioner of the Cook Islands |
Formation | 1982 |
First holder | Gaven Donne |
The King's Representative fills the role normally filled by a Governor-General in the Westminster system of a Commonwealth realm, being both a representative of the monarch and the titular head of executive government. They appoint the Prime Minister and Cabinet[4] and chair the Cook Islands Executive Council.[5] In performing their duties, they must act on advice.[6]
Originally these duties were performed by the High Commissioner of New Zealand to the Cook Islands, but in 1982 these powers were repatriated.[7] The Governor-General of New Zealand still represents the King in matters pertaining to the entire Realm.[8][9]
Following the death of Elizabeth II, the office formally became known as the "King's Representative".[10]
List of Sovereign's Representatives in the Cook Islands
edit№ | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Monarch | Prime Minister | ||
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Took office | Left office | Length of Office | |||||
1 | Sir Gaven Donne (1914–2010) |
1982 | 18 September 1984 | 2 years, 258 days | Elizabeth II | Sir Tom Davis | |
Geoffrey Henry | |||||||
Sir Tom Davis | |||||||
2 | Sir Graham Speight (1921–2008) Acting |
18 September 1984 | 19 December 1984 | 92 days | |||
3 | Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa (1921–2009) |
19 December 1984 | 19 December 1990 | 6 years, 1 day | |||
Pupuke Robati | |||||||
Sir Geoffrey Henry | |||||||
4 | Sir Apenera Pera Short (1916–2011) |
19 December 1990 | 14 November 2000 | 9 years, 327 days | |||
Joe Williams | |||||||
Sir Terepai Maoate | |||||||
5 | Laurence Greig (born 1929) Acting |
14 November 2000 | 9 February 2001 | 88 days | |||
6 | Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin (born 1940) |
9 February 2001 | 27 July 2013 | 12 years, 169 days | |||
Robert Woonton | |||||||
Jim Marurai | |||||||
Henry Puna | |||||||
7 | Sir Tom Marsters (born 1945) |
27 July 2013 | Incumbent | 11 years, 22 days | |||
Mark Brown | |||||||
Charles III |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Kauono". Dictionary of Cook Islands languages. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "About Parliament". parliament.gov.ck. Parliament of the Cook Islands. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Constitution of the Cook Islands". PACLII. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Constitution of the Cook Islands, section 13.
- ^ Constitution of the Cook Islands, section 25.
- ^ Constitution of the Cook Islands, section 5.
- ^ "Constitution Amendment (No 10) Act 1981-82". PACLII. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Government of the Cook Islands". Jarvy Web. 11 October 2014.
- ^ Townend, Andrew (2003). "The strange death of the Realm of New Zealand: The implications of a New Zealand republic for the Cook Islands and Niue" (PDF). Victoria University of Wellington Law Review. 34 (3): 571–607. doi:10.26686/vuwlr.v34i3.5768. hdl:10063/5877. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "'QR' effectively becomes 'KR'". Cook Islands News. 10 September 2022. Retrieved 11 September 2022.