“I have given my absolute all to being Prime Minister…
With … such a privileged role comes responsibility including the responsibility to know when you’re the right person to lead, and also when you’re not. … You cannot and should not do the job unless you have a full tank, plus a bit in reserve for those unplanned and unexpected challenges that inevitably come along. …
“We’ve turned around child poverty statistics and made the most significant increases in welfare support and public housing stock seen in many decades. We’ve made it easier to access education and training while improving the pay and conditions of workers. And we’ve worked hard to make progress on issues around our national identify—I believe that teaching our history in schools and celebrating Matariki as our own indigenous national holiday will all make a difference for years to come.”
[Observed by New Zealanders: in Māori culture, ‘Matariki’ is the name of the Pleiades star cluster and the celebration of its first rising in late June or early July, marking “the beginning of the new year in the Māori lunar calendar.”]
“In addition to our ambitious agenda that has sought to address long term issues like the housing crisis, child poverty and climate change, we also had to respond to a major biosecurity incursion, a domestic terror attack, a volcanic eruption and a one in one hundred year global pandemic and ensuing economic crisis. The decisions that had to be made have been constant and weighty. …
New Zealand’s outgoing Prime Minister is a native of the city of Hamilton, New Zealand, who grew up in a rural setting. She is a graduate in Communications, Politics and Public Relations with experience in public service as advisor, Member of Parliament and Party Leader before the premiership. As Prime Minister, s he held positions of “Minister for National Security and Intelligence,” “Minister for Child Poverty Reduction;” “Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage.”
Sources
Prime Minister’s official government website Biography,
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/biography/jacinda-ardern
https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/rt-hon-jacinda-ardern
Releases and Speeches from Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern
“Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announces resignation: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has announced she will step down as Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party. Her resignation will take effect on the appointment of a new Prime Minister.” January 19, 2023, https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/prime-minister-jacinda-ardern-announces-resignation
“General Election to be held on 14 October 2023” “The 2023 General Election will be held on Saturday 14 October 2023, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced today,” January 19, 2023, https://www.beehive.govt.nz/release/general-election-be-held-14-october-2023
Women Heads of State Presidents
Prime Ministers
Opposition Leader
Latest update January 19, 2023
34 minus 1
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Sahle-Work Zewde |
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President of Zimbabwe since 2018
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♦Jacinda Ardern |
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Elected as Prime Minister of New Zealand in 2017 (-2023) ♦ |
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Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
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Elected as Prime Minister of Iceland in 2017 |
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Tsai Ing-wen |
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President of the Republic of China since 2016 |
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♦Angela Merkel |
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Chancellor of Germany since 2005 (-2021) ♦ |
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Sheikh Hasina |
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Prime Minister of Bangladesh since 2009
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Saara Kuugongelwa |
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Prime Minister of Namibia since 2015
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Bidhya Devi Bhandari |
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President of Nepal since 2015 |
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Ana Brnabić |
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Prime Minister of Serbia since 2017 |
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Halimah Yacob |
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President of Singapore since 2017 |
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Vjosa Osmani |
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President of Kosovo since 2020/2021 |
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Paula-Mae Weekes |
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President of Trinidad and Tobago since 2018 |
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Mia Mottley |
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Prime Minister of Barbados since 2018 |
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Salome Zurabishvili |
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President of Georgia (Caucasus Region) since 2018 |
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Zuzana Čaputová |
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President of Slovakia since 2019 |
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Mette Frederiksen |
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Prime Minister of Denmark since 2019 |
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Katerina Sakellaropoulou |
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President of Greece since 2020
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Victoire Tomegah Dogbé |
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Prime Minister of Togo since 2020 |
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Kaja Kallas |
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Prime Minister of Estonia since 2021 |
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Maia Sandu |
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President of Moldova since 2020 |
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Ingrida Simonyte |
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Prime Minister of Lithuania since 2020 |
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Sanna Marin |
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Prime Minister of Finland since 2019 |
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Samia Suluhu Hassan |
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Prime Minister of Tanzania since 2021 |
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Robinah Nabbanja |
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Prime Minister of Uganda since 2021 |
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Magdalena Andersson |
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Prime Minister of Sweden since 2021 (-2022) / Leader of the Opposition since 2022
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Xiomara Castro |
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President of Honduras since 2022 |
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Carrie Lam |
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Chief Executive of Hong Kong since 2017 (-2022) |
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Rose Christiane Raponda |
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Prime Minister of Gabon since 2020 (Vice President since 2023 Jan 9 |
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Sandra Mason |
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President of Barbados since 2021
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Fiamē Naomi Mata'afa |
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Prime Minister of Samoa since 2021 |
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Elisabeth Borne |
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Prime Minister of France since 2022 |
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Giorgia Meloni |
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Prime Minister of Italy since 2022
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Nicola Ferguson Sturgeon |
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First Minister of Scotland/Leader of the Scottish National Party since 2014 |
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Najla Bouden Ramadhane Prime Minister of Tunisia Since 2021
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Total 34 |
Sources
“Full list of Female Prime Ministers and Female Presidents in the World,” https://knowinsiders.com/the-full-list-of-female-prime-ministers-and-female-presidents-in-the-world-updated-36626.html
Rothschild, Mike, “Female
Presidents Currently in Office: Current women presidents and prime ministers,” April
8, 2022, https://www.ranker.com/list/women-presidents/mike-rothschild
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