Albert Henry (politician)
Albert Royle Henry was the first Premier of the Cook Islands and the founder and first leader of the Cook Islands Party (CIP). First elected Premier in August 1965, he was unseated in the aftermath of the 1978 election after an electoral petition found he had committed electoral fraud. He was later stripped of his knighthood. In 2023 he was posthumously pardoned.
The first meeting of the South Pacific Forum, 5 August 1971. Albert Henry is seated in the centre
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.
Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Image: Joe Williams 7 April 2011
Image: Henry Puna 2015
Image: Mark Brown Oct 2020