Mark Brown’s multiple ministries prompt opposition to suggest PM lacks confidence in his cabinet
The Cook Islands’ new prime minister has allocated himself 17 portfolios in the country’s government.
Aside from the premiership, Mark Brown is the minister for foreign affairs, immigration, finance, energy and renewables, police, and telecommunications. He is also holds portfolio responsibilities for marine resources, seabed minerals and natural resources, superannuation, and the country’s outer islands. Brown is also the country’s attorney-general.
