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Dame Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern is a former New Zealand politician and activist who was the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. She was a member of Parliament (MP) as a list MP from 2008 to 2017 and for Mount Albert from 2017 to 2023.
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politics · Prime Minister of New Zealand from 2017 to 2023 · politician · also Jacinda Ardern, Ardern
Born 26 July 1980 · Q3606816
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But we can’t be complacent. As long as there are kids in New Zealand, if they are LGBTQI, if they have high levels of mental health issues or self harm, that tells us that we still have work to do.
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“maternity leave and passed her duties to her deputy. Bhutto kept her pregnancy secret and returned to work as soon as her doctor would allow. Not only was the country not told about her pregnancy, even colleagues were kept in the dark.”
“But we can’t be complacent. As long as there are kids in New Zealand, if they are LGBTQI, if they have high levels of mental health issues or self harm, that tells us that we still have work to do.”
“We open our doors to others and say, ‘Welcome.’”
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“New Zealanders could come and go and use quarantine,”
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“anti-corruption efforts, as well as contributing to UNESCO”
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“focused, empathetic and strong”
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1News: Clarke Gayford unboxes Emmys won for Jacinda Ardern documentary
Glam Adelaide: Book Review: What if You Could, by Jacinda Ardern, adapted by Ruby Shamir
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AAP rated the claim “WEF adviser Jacinda Ardern was made a dame for contributions to the globalist agenda.” False. She is not a WEF adviser and was awarded the damehood for services to New Zealand..
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AAP rated the claim “New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has printed more money than any politician.” Misleading. While the increase in money supply has been the largest under her prime ministership, monetary policy decisions are made by the Reserve Bank of NZ..
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AAP rated the claim “Jacinda Ardern is advertising her services as a speaker with a US-based talent website.” False. The website listing is a fake..
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AAP rated the claim “The timestamp of a Jacinda Ardern X post proves she knew about the Christchurch massacre before it happened.” False. The claim is based on a misunderstanding of how X's (formerly Twitter) timestamps work..
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130 governments and tech firms were signed up to the "Christchurch Call to Action"
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“is very different from making a judgment in yourself as to whether or not you”
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Continued to believe that she had saved about 24,000 lives by her actions, but said that she had found COVID "really hard"
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That it was not burnout as such, which "is very different from making a judgment in yourself as to whether or not you're operating at the level you need to be"
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USA Today rated the claim “Jacinda Ardern didn't receive the COVID-19 vaccine” False.
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Awarded Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (2023).
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Snopes rated the claim “British news outlet BBC published a headline about resigning New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern that read, "Jacinda Ardern resigns: Can women really have it all?"” Correct Attribution.
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VERA Files rated the claim “New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she is impressed with Bongbong Marcos and encouraged him to "file a case" against oligarchs "destroying his name and reputation."” Fake.
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Domestic popularity for Ardern and her policies fell considerably, with polling on whether people "think the country is going in the right direction" tracking down from a high of 70% in early 2021 to 30% at the end of 20
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On 14 May 2022, Ardern tested positive for COVID-19.
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The Quint rated the claim “Jacinda Ardern-led Labour Party has put up a billboard that says 'No Jab No Job'.” False.
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“have always described myself as a Democratic Socialist”
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The much more infectious Delta variant of COVID was spreading in New Zealand; in August a nationwide lockdown was instituted, but cases continued to rise, and the government abandoned containment and accelerated vaccinat
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“s borders would remain closed to most non-citizens and non-residents until New Zealand citizens have been”
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“condemned both the indiscriminate rocket fire we have seen from Hamas and what looks to be a response that has gone well beyond self-defence on both sides.”
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Allowing two-way quarantine-free travel between the two countries
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BOOM Fact Check rated the claim “New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern bribed the media to win re-election” False.
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AFP Fact Check rated the claim “Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo compares self to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern” Missing Context.
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fact checker rated the claim “The video below depicts New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern discussing the impact the Bhagavad Gita had on her life.” fake.
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Awarded Nature's 10 (2020).
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Full Fact rated the claim “New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has ordered all MPs to take a 20% pay cut during Covid-19 crisis.” Ms Ardern has given herself, government ministers and public service chief executives a 20% pay cut. This does not cover all MPs..
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Career landmark: Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2020–2023).
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Was listed by Prospect as the second-greatest thinker for the COVID-19 era
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Awarded Time 100 (2019).
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Was criticised for her handling of an allegation of sexual assault against a Labour Party staffer
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The government began the roll-out of a school lunches pilot programme to assist in reducing child poverty numbers; this was then extended to support 200,000 children (about 25 per cent of school rolls) in low decile scho
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“s intention to introduce stronger firearms regulations. She said that the attack had exposed a range of weaknesses in New Zealand”
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Met the president of the LDS Church, Russell M
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Ardern and Gayford were living together when she became prime minister, and on 3 May 2019, it was reported that they were engaged to be married.
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Awarded Time 100 (2018).
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For the annual Waitangi Day commemoration; stayed in Waitangi for five days, an unprecedented length
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Ardern raised the issue of Xinjiang internment camps and human-rights abuses against the Uyghur Muslim minority in China
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“s first prime minister to be pregnant in office. Ardern was admitted to Auckland City Hospital on 21 June 2018, and gave birth to a girl the same day, becoming only the second elected head of a nation”
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Became the first New Zealand prime minister to march in a pride parade
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“...for other women, it is totally unacceptable in 2017 to say that women should have to answer that question in the workplace. That is unacceptable in 2017. It is the woman's decision about when they choose to have children.”
Career landmark: Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2017).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of New Zealand (2017–2023).
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Career landmark: Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2017–2020).
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Career landmark: Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party (2017–2023).
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Career landmark: Minister of National Security and Intelligence (2017–2023).
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Advocated a lower rate of immigration, suggesting a drop of around 20,000–30,000
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Voiced support for a two-state solution to resolve the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
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Campaign: 2017 general election.
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Career landmark: Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2014–2017).
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Ardern was also selected, attended and graduated from the World Economic Forum's (WEF) Forum of Young Global Leaders, founded by Klaus Schwab, which takes place in Switzerland
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When they were introduced by mutual friend Colin Mathura-Jeffree, a New Zealand television host and model, but they did not spend time together until Gayford contacted Ardern regarding a controversial Government Communic
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Career landmark: Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2011–2014).
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Career landmark: president (2008–2010).
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Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth
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Career landmark: Member of the New Zealand Parliament (2008–2011).
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“Many of us recognised a long time ago she’s actually got the X factor,”
Where she became a senior policy adviser in an 80-person policy unit of the United Kingdom Cabinet Office under prime minister Tony Blair
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At age 25 because, she said, it conflicted with her personal views, in particular her support for gay rights
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As a Bachelor of Communication Studies in politics and public relations, a specialist three-year degree
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Ardern worked as a researcher in the office of then-New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark
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Studied at University of Waikato (2001).
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Studied at Morrinsville College (1998).
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Began studying at Morrinsville College, and later she was the student representative on the school's board of trustees
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Born 1980-07-26.
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“. The New York Times: p. A1. ) I think it”
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