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Jacinda Ardern. Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern GNZM (/ dʒəˈsɪndə ɑːrˈdɜːrn / jə-SIN-də ar-DURN; [1] born 26 July 1980) is a former New Zealand politician who served as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. She was a Labour member of Parliament (MP) as a list MP from 2008 to 2017 ...
The resignation of Jacinda Ardern as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party was announced on 19 January 2023, at a press conference given by Ardern at the War Memorial Centre in Napier, Hawke's Bay. [1][2][3] Ardern, who had been in office since 2017, cited occupational burnout as the primary reason for her ...
Three former sovereign states had a female head of state or government in the 20th century: East Germany, Tannu Tuva and Yugoslavia. The following is a list of women who have been elected or appointed head of state or government of their respective countries since the interwar period (1918–1939). The first list includes female presidents who ...
Cindy Kiro. Dame Alcyion Cynthia Kiro GNZM QSO DStJ (Māori: [kiːɾɔ] [2]) (née Simpson; born 1958 [3]) is a New Zealand public-health academic, administrator, and advocate, who has been serving as the 22nd governor-general of New Zealand since 21 October 2021. Kiro is the first Māori woman and the third person of Māori descent to hold the ...
Jenny Shipley. Dame Jennifer Mary Shipley DNZM PC (née Robson; born 4 February 1952) [1] is a New Zealand former politician who served as the 36th prime minister of New Zealand from 1997 to 1999. She was the first female prime minister of New Zealand, and the first woman to have led the National Party. [2][3] Shipley was born in Gore, Southland.
Her final WODI appearance was in the final of the 2000 Women's Cricket World Cup. [19] In 2016 she was the first woman to be elected president of New Zealand Cricket in its 122-year history. [20] [4] In the 2021 New Year Honours, Hockley was promoted to Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to cricket. [21]
Helen Elizabeth Clark ONZ SSI PC (born 26 February 1950) is a New Zealand politician who served as the 37th prime minister of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008, and was the administrator of the United Nations Development Programme from 2009 to 2017. She was New Zealand's fifth-longest-serving prime minister, and the second woman to hold that office ...
In 2017, Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand's third female prime minister. She was re-elected in 2020. In January 2019, women made up 40.8% of the unicameral New Zealand Parliament. There are 120 members, 49 of whom are women. [26] In the 2020 election the percentage rose to a new high with close to 48% women.