The Ministry of Justice of Cook Islands provides support to the judiciary so that it may be an impartial system. The ministry is responsible for the following duties: management and rehabilitation of prisoners and probationers, maintaining land and survey information, registration of vital records, electoral policies, and managing the Land Trust account.[2]
List of ministers (Post-1984 upon the country's first coalition government)
edit- Teariki Matenga[3] (1985-1986)
- David Ngatupuna[4] (1986-1988)
- Tekaotiki Matapo[5][6][7] (1989-1999)
- Tangata Vavia[8][9] (2000-2003)
- Robert Wigmore[9] (2003-2008)
- Tangata Vavia[9] (2008-2010)
- Apii Piho[9] (2010-2011)
- Henry Puna[9] (2011-2015)
- Teariki Heather[9] (2015)
- Nandi Glassie[10] (2015–present)
See also
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- ^ "Ministry of Justice: Annual Report 2012-2013 Financial Year" (PDF).
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1985". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. Sept-Dec 1986". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1989:Nov.-Dec." HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 1990". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ Copley, Gregory R. (1999). Defense & Foreign Affairs Handbook. Perth Corporation. ISBN 9781892998033.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments / National Foreign Assessment Center. 2000Jan-Mar 2000". HathiTrust. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ a b c d e f "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 2018-07-12.
- ^ "Ministry Leadership - Cook Islands Ministry of Health". Cook Islands Ministry of Health. Retrieved 2018-07-12.