Jacinda Ardern

Roles in date order

1. 2008 to 2023-04
   Member of Parliament, New Zealand House of Representatives Former

   Entered Parliament as a Labour list MP at the 2008 election; MP for Mt Albert after winning the February 2017 by-election; delivered valedictory speech on 5 April 2023.^{[1, 2, 3]}

2. 2017-03 to 2017-08-01
   Deputy Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand Labour Party Former

   Deputy party leader before becoming leader.^[1]

3. 2017-08-01 to 2023-01
   Leader of the New Zealand Labour Party, New Zealand Labour Party Former

   Elected unopposed by the Labour caucus after Andrew Little stood aside; announced on 19 January 2023 she would step down as leader.^{[4, 5, 6]}

4. 2017-10-26 to 2023-01-25
   Prime Minister of New Zealand, Government of New Zealand Former

   New Zealand's 40th Prime Minister, leading a Labour-led government formed with New Zealand First and Green Party support.^{[2, 1]}

5. 2023
   Angelopoulos Global Public Leaders Fellow and Hauser Leader (Center for Public Leadership), Harvard Kennedy School Date uncertain

   Dual Harvard Kennedy School fellowships announced 25 April 2023 to begin in autumn 2023; end date not stated in the source read.^[7]

6. 2023-04-04
   Trustee, The Earthshot Prize Current

   Member of the board of trustees of the environmental prize charity; listed as a trustee in its annual report for the year to 31 March 2026.^{[8, 9]}

7. 2023-04-17 to 2024-06-30
   Prime Minister's Special Envoy for the Christchurch Call, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (New Zealand) Former

   Unpaid envoy role reporting to the Prime Minister, established as a ministerial advisory committee of one; set to end 30 June 2024 when the Christchurch Call Foundation was launched.^{[10, 11]}

8. 2023-08-01 to 2024-08-31
   Knight Tech Governance Leadership Fellow, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, Harvard University Former

   The first holder of this fellowship at the Center.^[12]

9. 2024
   Patron of the Christchurch Call, Christchurch Call Foundation Current

   Voluntary, unpaid patron role announced at the launch of the Christchurch Call Foundation on 14 May 2024.^{[11, 13]}

Sources

1. Jacinda Ardern (biography)NZHistory, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, primary source
2. Jacinda Ardern (keyword page, Prime Ministers list)NZHistory, Ministry for Culture and Heritage, primary source
3. Jacinda Ardern recounts highs and lows as PM in final speech1News (TVNZ), 2023-04-05, secondary source
4. Jacinda Ardern elected Labour leaderRNZ, 2017-08-01, secondary source
5. Full Speech - Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resigns1News (TVNZ), 2023-01-19, secondary source
6. Jacinda Ardern resigns as Prime MinisterMinistry for Pacific Peoples (New Zealand), 2023-01-23, primary source
7. Jacinda Ardern appointed to HKS fellowshipHarvard Kennedy School, 2023-04-25, primary source
8. Jacinda Ardern joins The Earthshot Prize as trusteeThe Earthshot Prize, 2023-04-04, primary source
9. The Earthshot Prize Trustees' Annual Report 2025-26The Earthshot Prize, 2026-08, primary source
10. 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
11. Joint press release between France and New Zealand - Launch of the Christchurch Call FoundationÉlysée (Presidency of the French Republic), 2024-05-14, primary source
12. Jacinda Ardern joins Berkman Klein CenterBerkman Klein Center, Harvard University, 2023-04-25, primary source
13. Christchurch Call (home page)Christchurch Call Foundation, primary source

Change history

• 2026-10-26 Record published.

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