Jacinda Ardern

Full Name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern
Profession: New Zealand Prime Minister

Nationality:

Biography: Jacinda Ardern is a politician from New Zealand known for her tenure as the Prime Minister of New Zealand, a position she held from October 2017 until February 2023. Her leadership was marked by empathetic and decisive responses to several crises that occurred during her tenure, and she has been compared to a new wave of politicians including Barack Obama and Justin Trudeau.

Ardern, the leader of the Labour Party, rose to international prominence in the aftermath of the Christchurch mosque shootings in 2019. Her compassionate response and decisive action, including rapid changes to gun laws, drew global praise. Her handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, implementing strict border controls and aggressive contact tracing, led to New Zealand becoming one of the countries least affected by the pandemic.

Aside from her crisis management, Ardern also focused on issues such as child poverty and housing affordability. Furthermore, her government was known for its focus on wellbeing metrics in addition to GDP in budgeting decisions.

Ardern stepped down as Prime Minister in February 2023 and was succeeded by Chris Hipkins, her former Minister of Health and Education.

Born: July 26, 1980
Birthplace: Hamilton, New Zealand
Age: 44 years old

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Leo

Historical Events

2017-10-19 New Zealand Labour Party forms a coalition government led by Jacinda Ardern (37), youngest NZ leader in 161 years
2017-10-26 Jacinda Ardern is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, becoming the world’s youngest female head of government
2019-03-21 New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces a ban on military-style semiautomatic weapons, 6 days after the Christchurch terrorist attack
2019-05-15 Five of world's biggest tech companies pledge to tackle extremist material at "The Christchurch Call" initiative in Paris hosted by Jacinda Ardern and Emmanuel Macron
2020-10-17 Labour Party headed by Jacinda Ardern re-elected in a landslide in New Zealand's general election
2023-01-19 New Zealand leader Jacinda Ardern announces she is stepping down as Prime Minister after five and a half years
2023-01-25 Chris Hipkins is sworn in as Prime Minister of New Zealand, following the resignation of Jacinda Ardern

Personal Life

2024-01-13 Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern (43) weds New Zealand television presenter Clarke Gayford (47) at a vineyard in Hawkes Bay, New Zealand

References

Cheers erupt as former PM Jacinda Ardern ties the knot with 'First Bloke' Clarke Gayford - Stuff
Jacinda Ardern to resign as prime minister in February - Radio NZ