King's Representative in the Cook Islands
Te Kauono o te Ariki (Cook Islands Māori)[1]
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Incumbent SirTom Marsters since 27 July 2013
Viceroy
Seat	Avarua
Nominator	Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
Appointer	Monarch on the advice of theprime minister
Term length	3 years renewable
Precursor	High Commissioner of the Cook Islands
Formation	1982
First holder	Gaven Donne

Politics of the Cook Islands
Monarch King Charles III King's Representative SirTom Marsters Government of the Cook Islands Prime Minister Mark Brown Cabinet Parliament Speaker:Tai Tura House of Ariki President:Tou Travel Ariki Political parties Recentelections General:2010 2014 2018 2022 Foreign relations
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Theking's representative is the official representative ofCharles III, asKing of therealm of New Zealand, in theCook Islands.^[2] The office of King's Representative is established by theConstitution 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 aqueen regnant, the viceroy is titledqueen's representative.

The king's representative fills the role normally filled by agovernor-general in theWestminster system of aCommonwealth realm, being both a representative of the monarch and the titular head of executive government. They appoint theprime minister andCabinet^[4] and chair the Cook IslandsExecutive Council.^[5] In performing their duties, they must act on advice.^[6]

Originally these duties were performed by thehigh commissioner of New Zealand to the Cook Islands, but in 1982 these powers were repatriated.^[7] Thegovernor-general of New Zealand still represents the king in matters pertaining to the entirerealm.^[8][9]

Following the death ofElizabeth II, the office formally became known as "King's Representative".^[10]

In August 2025,Tom Marsters was reappointed as the representative for a fifth three-year term.^[11]

№	Portrait	Name	Term of office			Monarch	Prime Minister
			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
							SirTerepai 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	12 years, 124 days
							Mark Brown
						Charles III

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