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Jacinda Ardern is known as the world's youngest female head of government at the age of 37. She entered politics in 2008 and served as the 40th prime minister of New Zealand and leader of the Labour Party from 2017 to 2023. Praised by many for her pragmatic leadership, Ardern became one of the global icons of politics and women in leadership. Let's take a closer look at her life through these facts that will reveal the story of this prominent figure.

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Ardern joined the Labour Party when she was 17

Ardern joined the Labour Party when she was 17

Becoming a member of the Labour Party in 1999, Ardern, who was 17 at the time, participated in the re-election campaign of New Plymouth's former Labour MP, Harry Duynhoven.

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Ardern was a senior policy adviser to Tony Blair

Ardern was a senior policy adviser to Tony Blair

In 2006, Jacinda Ardern decided to move to London and assumed the role of senior policy adviser in the United Kingdom Cabinet Office's 80-member policy team during Prime Minister Tony Blair's tenure.

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Her partner is the TV presenter Clarke Gayford

Her partner is the TV presenter Clarke Gayford

In a relationship with television presenter Clarke Gayford, the couple first met in 2012 by mutual friend Colin Mathura-Jeffree. Nonetheless, it wasn't until Gayford contacted Ardern about a controversial Government Communications Security Bureau bill that they started to spend time together.

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Ardern was engaged to Gayford on 3 May 2019

Ardern was engaged to Gayford on 3 May 2019

Former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, who was 38 years old, and her partner Clarke Gayford, aged 41, chose the Easter weekend in 2019 to become engaged after being together for more than five years.

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She is the New Zealand's first PM to be pregnant in office

She is the New Zealand's first PM to be pregnant in office

Jacinda Ardern announced her pregnancy on January 19, 2018, making her New Zealand's first prime minister to be pregnant in office. She is also the second elected leader in history to have a child while holding office, after Pakistan’s Benazir Bhutto in 1990.

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Ardern made history with baby at the UN assembly

Ardern made history with baby at the UN assembly

In 2018, Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand's prime minister, who became the first leader to give birth while in office, made history by bringing her three-month-old daughter into the United Nations assembly hall.

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Her leadership style received global acclaim

Her leadership style received global acclaim

The popularity of Jacinda Ardern and her government soared during the coronavirus crisis, with her initial strategy to eliminate the virus during the first wave of COVID-19, which has been credited with saving lives.

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