Queen's Representative
Queen's Representative in the Cook Islands | |
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Viceroy | |
Seat | Avarua |
Nominator | Prime Minister of the Cook Islands |
Appointer | Monarch of New Zealand 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 |
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The Queen's Representative is the formal title given to the viceregal representative of Queen Elizabeth II, as Queen of New Zealand, in the Cook Islands. The office of Queen's Representative is established by the Constitution of the Cook Islands. They are appointed by the Queen for a term of three years, and may be reappointed.[1]
The Queen'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[2] and chair the .[3] In performing their duties, they must act on advice.[4]
Originally these duties were performed by the , but in 1982 these powers were repatriated.[5] The Governor-General of New Zealand still represents the Queen in matters pertaining to the entire Realm.[6][7]
List of Queen's Representatives in the Cook Islands[]
№ | Portrait | Name | Term of Office | Monarch | Prime Minister | ||
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Took office | Left office | Length of Office | |||||
1 | Sir Gaven Donne | 1982 | 18 September 1984 | 2 years, 258 days | Elizabeth II | Sir Tom Davis | |
Geoffrey Henry | |||||||
Sir Tom Davis | |||||||
2 | Sir Graham Speight Acting Queen's Representative |
18 September 1984 | 19 December 1984 | 93 days | |||
3 | Sir Tangaroa Tangaroa | 19 December 1984 | 19 December 1990 | 6 years, 1 day | |||
Pupuke Robati | |||||||
Sir Geoffrey Henry | |||||||
4 | Sir Apenera Pera Short | 19 December 1990 | 14 November 2000 | 9 years, 327 days | |||
Joe Williams | |||||||
Sir Terepai Maoate | |||||||
5 | Laurence Greig Acting Queen's Representative |
14 November 2000 | 9 February 2001 | 88 days | |||
6 | Sir Frederick Tutu Goodwin | 9 February 2001 | 27 July 2013 | 12 years, 169 days | |||
Robert Woonton | |||||||
Jim Marurai | |||||||
Henry Puna | |||||||
7 | Sir Tom Marsters | 27 July 2013 | Incumbent | 8 years, 188 days | |||
Mark Brown |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "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. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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