Jacinda Ardern

Identity

Full name

Jacinda Ardern^{[1, 2, 3]}

Also known as

Dame Jacinda Ardern, Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern

Nationality

New Zealand

Born

1980

Status

Active

Current roles

• Patron of the Christchurch Call, Christchurch Call Foundation 2024^{[4, 5]}
• Trustee, The Earthshot Prize 2023-04-04^{[6, 7]}

Selected former roles

• Knight Tech Governance Leadership Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University 2023-08-01 to 2024-08-31^[8]
• Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand) 2023-04-17 to 2024-06-30^{[9, 4]}
• Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow and Hauser Leader (Center for Public Leadership), Harvard Kennedy School 2023^[10]
• Prime Minister of New Zealand, Government of New Zealand 2017-10-26 to 2023-01-25^{[1, 2]}
• Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand Labour Party 2017-08-01 to 2023-01^{[11, 12, 13]}
• Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand Labour Party 2017-03 to 2017-08-01^[2]

Sources

1. Jacinda Ardern (keyword page, Prime Ministers list)NZHistory, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, primary source
2. Jacinda Ardern (biography)NZHistory, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, primary source
3. Jacinda ArdernEncyclopaedia Britannica, secondary source
4. Joint press release between France and New Zealand - Launch of the Christchurch Call FoundationÉlysée (Presidency of the French Republic), 2024-05-14, primary source
5. Christchurch Call (home page)Christchurch Call Foundation, primary source
6. Jacinda Ardern joins The Earthshot Prize as trusteeThe Earthshot Prize, 2023-04-04, primary source
7. The Earthshot Prize Trustees' Annual Report 2025-26The Earthshot Prize, 2026-08, primary source
8. Jacinda Ardern joins Berkman Klein CenterBerkman Klein Center, Harvard University, 2023-04-25, primary source
9. Appointment letter and terms of reference: Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Christchurch CallCabinet Office, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand), 2023-04-13, primary source
10. Jacinda Ardern appointed to HKS fellowshipHarvard Kennedy School, 2023-04-25, primary source
11. Jacinda Ardern elected Labour leaderRNZ, 2017-08-01, secondary source
12. Full Speech - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigns1News (TVNZ), 2023-01-19, secondary source
13. Jacinda Ardern resigns as Prime MinisterMinistry for Pacific Peoples (New Zealand), 2023-01-23, primary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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