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Jacinda Ardern

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Jacinda Ardern

Ardern in 2022
40t Prime Meenister o New Zealand
In office
26 October 2017 – 25 Januar 2023
MonarchElizabeth II
Charles III
Govrenor-GeneralPatsy Reddy
DeputeWinston Peters (2017–20)
Grant Robertson (2020–)
Precedit biBill English
Succeedit biChris Hipkins
36th Leader o the Opposition
In office
1 August 2017 – 26 October 2017
DeputeKelvin Davis
Precedit biAndrew Little
Succeedit biBill English
17t Leader o the Labour Pairty
In office
1 August 2017 – 22 Januar 2023
DeputeKelvin Davis
Precedit biAndrew Little
Succeedit biChris Hipkins
Member o the New Zealand Pairlament
for Mount Albert
Assumed office
8 March 2017
Precedit biDavid Shearer
Deputy Leader of the Opposition
In office
7 March 2017 – 1 August 2017
LeaderAndrew Little
Precedit biAnnette King
Succeedit biKelvin Davis
17th Deputy Leader of the Labour Party
In office
1 March 2017 – 1 August 2017
LeaderAndrew Little
Precedit biAnnette King
Succeedit biKelvin Davis
Member o the New Zealand Pairlament
for the Labour Party List
In office
8 November 2008 – 8 Mairch 2017
Succeedit biRaymond Huo
Personal details
BornJacinda Kate Laurell Ardern
(1980-07-26) 26 Julie 1980 (age 44)
Hamilton, New Zealand
Poleetical pairtyLabour Pairty
Domestic partnerClarke Gayford
ParentsRoss Ardern (faither)
Alma materUniversity of Waikato
WabsteidOfficial website

Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern[1] (born 26 Julie 1980) is a New Zealand politeecian wha servit as the 40t Prime meenister o New Zealand frae 2017 tae 2023; twa weemen previously held this affice - Jenny Shipley an Helen Clark. She is the Leader o the Labour Pairty syne 1 August 2017 tae 22 Januar 2023. She wis first electit tae pairlament as a leet MP at the 2008 general election[2] an haes been the MP for Mount Albert syne 8 Mairch 2017.

She teuk maternity leave efter the birth o her dochter Neve on 21 Juin 2018, wi Winston Peters fillin in for her durin that period.

In her time as Prime meenister, Jacinda Ardern haed tae respond tae the Christchurch terror attacks, White Island volcanic eruption, the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate creesis an the daith o Elizabeth II. She demittit in Januar 2023 an wis succeedit bi Chris Hipkins.

References

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  1. "New Zealand Hansard Members Sworn (Volume:651;Page:2)". Parliament of New Zealand. Archived frae the original on 23 Februar 2013. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  2. "Election results". Archived frae the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2017.