Jim Marurai

Jim Marurai
10th Prime Minister of the Cook Islands
In office 14 December 2004 – 29 November 2010
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Queen's Representative	Frederick Tutu Goodwin
Deputy	Geoffrey Henry Terepai Maoate Robert Wigmore
Preceded by	Robert Woonton
Succeeded by	Henry Puna
Minister of Education
In office 29 June 1999 – 29 November 2010
Prime Minister	Geoffrey Henry Joe Williams Terepai Maoate Robert Woonton Himself
Succeeded by	Teina Bishop
Minister of Police
In office 29 September 2005 – 29 November 2010
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Peri Vaevae Pare
Succeeded by	Henry Puna
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 2009 – 23 December 2009
Preceded by	Terepai Maoate
Succeeded by	Robert Wigmore
In office 28 July 2009 – 2009
Preceded by	Wilkie Rasmussen
Succeeded by	Terepai Maoate
Member of the Cook Islands Parliament for Ivirua
In office 1994 – 5 July 2017
Succeeded by	Tony Armstrong
Personal details
Born	(1947-07-09)9 July 1947 Ivirua, Mangaia, Cook Islands
Died	November 2020(2020-11-00) (aged 73) Ivirua, Mangaia, Cook Islands
Political party	New Alliance Party Cook Islands First Party Democratic Party
Spouse	Tuaine Marurai (deceased)
Children	Jason Marurai, Anna Marurai, Eion Marurai, Tokoa Marurai, R Marurai
Alma mater	University of Otago

Jim Marurai (9 July 1947 – November 2020) was a Cook Islands politician who served as Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was a member of the Democratic Party.