[2] Despite distrust from Albert Henry's powerful wife Elizabeth, his talent in a mediocre party meant he became finance minister.
Henry's second tenure as Prime Minister began on 1 February 1989 and ended on 29 July 1999, when he resigned rather than face the break-up of the CIP due to party dissidents who opposed his leadership.
[7] On 13 June 1992, while serving as Prime Minister, Henry was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II.
On 16 April 2009, Henry was elected to a four-year term as president of the Cook Islands Sports and National Olympic Committee.
[11] Henry later stated that he had become angry when required by security procedures to remove his jacket a second time despite an injured shoulder; as he boarded, he joked to the flight attendant, "Somebody back there thinks I am a terrorist.
"[12] Henry refused to apologise for the incident, stating that "I don’t even look like Osama bin Laden or one of his lieutenants.