Ministry of Justice (Cook Islands)

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.

List of ministers (Post-1984 upon the country's first coalition government)

 * Teariki Matenga (1985-1986)
 * David Ngatupuna (1986-1988)
 * Tekaotiki Matapo  (1989-1999)
 * Tangata Vavia (2000-2003)
 * Robert Wigmore (2003-2008)
 * Tangata Vavia (2008-2010)
 * Apii Piho (2010-2011)
 * Henry Puna (2011-2015)
 * Teariki Heather (2015)
 * Nandi Glassie (2015–present)