Jacinda Ardern became the youngest-ever leader of New Zealand’s Labour Party, she became the country’s youngest Prime Minister in 150 years, and its youngest female PM, ever. Her rise was so meteoric that it earned a proper name: Jacindamania. Ardern set new norms as a government leader when she gave birth, took six weeks maternity leave and shared that her partner will be a stay-at-home dad.
She said she is using her platform to “create a path for other women” to follow in her footsteps.
Rising to power on a tide of “Jacindamania,” at 38, she is the youngest female leader in the world and New Zealand’s youngest PM in 150 years.
As leader of the Labour Party, she promises an “empathetic” government, with ambitious plans to tackle climate change and child poverty.In July 2018, she announced welfare reforms including a weekly stipend for new parents and an increase in paid parental leave from 18 to 22 weeks.
Jacinda is a truly remarkable lady, this post does her no justice, please look her up! I wish politics in Ireland was as transparent and refreshing as in New Zealand!
Lydia's Mad about NZ! 