Chris Hipkins

Nominations to replace departing Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern closed on Saturday with Chris Hipkins the only nominee.

A variety of polls from NZ media outlets and polling agencies confirmed he was the most popular Labour MP to follow in her footsteps. He is currently minister for police, education and public service, as well as leader of the House. He is set to hold his first press conference on Saturday afternoon. The ballot had been expected to take place on Sunday. “The most important thing is that we focus on a process that is swift, that ensures that the team was able to move quickly back to focusing on the issues that matter for New Zealand,” Ardern said. Hipkins emerged as the consensus candidate and was the only nominee for the role in a hastily convened leadership ballot.

“The Labour Party caucus will meet at 1pm on Sunday to endorse the nomination and confirm Chris Hipkins as leader,” Labour Party Whip Duncan Webb said in the ...

[Hipkins](https://www.beehive.govt.nz/minister/biography/chris-hipkins) first joined the government as senior advisor to two education ministers and later in the office of then-Prime Minister Helen Clark. “The Labour Party caucus will meet at 1pm on Sunday to endorse the nomination and confirm Chris Hipkins as leader,” Labour Party Whip Duncan Webb said in the statement. Hipkins was the only candidate to be nominated for the leadership of the ruling Labour party, the party announced in a statement on Saturday morning.

He was first elected to parliament in 2008 and was appointed minister for Covid-19 in November 2020. In Ms Ardern's shock announcement on Thursday she said she ...

Should he receive that backing, Ms Ardern will formally tender her resignation to the governor-general on 7 February, who will then - on behalf of King Charles III - appoint Mr Hipkins as prime minister. In Ms Ardern's shock announcement on Thursday she said she did not have "enough in the tank" to lead. New Zealand Labour MP Chris Hipkins is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after becoming the only nominee for the party's leadership.

Hipkins, 44, must still get an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues in Parliament but that is just a formality now. Ardern shocked the nation of ...

But she faced mounting political pressures at home and a level of vitriol from some that previous New Zealand leaders hadn't faced. Hipkins rose to public prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took on a kind of crisis management role. Hipkins will have less than eight months in the role before contesting a general election.

New Zealand Education Minister Chris Hipkins is set to become the country's next prime minister. Here's where you may have seen him before.

"I'm a boy from the Hutt, I grew up in the Hutt," he said on Saturday. "In terms of the Charlotte Bellis case, I've apologised to her and as far as she's concerned the matter is closed and I respect that and I don't intend to make further comment," Mr Hipkins said on Saturday. Mr Hipkins became the subject of more memes in December 2021 for his walk down a nature reserve, after he was late to a COVID presser during his summer holiday break. He is Minister of Education, Minister of Police, and Minister for the Public Service. A slip of the tongue at a COVID presser in August 2021 sent Mr Hipkins trending for his advice to New Zealanders to "spread their legs" when they go outside. In November 2020, Mr Hipkins was Minister of Education, Minister for the Public Service and COVID-19 Response Minister.

Just one nomination to succeed Jacinda Ardern as Labour party leader has been received, meaning Chris Hipkins will become New Zealand's next prime minister.

"He's had a very solid working relationship with Jacinda Ardern. "A warm discussion this morning with incoming NZ Labour Leader Chris Hipkins. I'm looking forward to catching up with him. "The most important thing is that we focus on a process that is swift, that ensures that the team was able to move quickly back to focusing on the issues that matter for New Zealand," Ms Ardern said. Mr Hipkins, a trusted ally of Ms Ardern, emerged as the consensus candidate and was the only nominee for the role in a hastily-convened leadership ballot. Mr Hipkins is a trusted political ally of Ms Ardern and has been thrown difficult jobs - such as COVID-19 minister and police minister - when a safe pair of hands were needed.

'Chippy' weathered Covid pandemic, now faces new storms and Labour's flagging popularity ahead of 2023 election.

“It’s a big day for a boy from the Hutt.” He said on Saturday: “I’m a boy from the Hutt. Hipkins launched his involvement in politics as president of the Victoria University Students’ Association and was arrested on parliament grounds for a protest against education policy in 1997. As police minister, he drew international attention for a birthday cake constructed entirely of sausage rolls – a creation he said was a product of “police intelligence-gathering reach[ing] new heights”. An experienced career politician with a “fixer” reputation, he has a new storm to navigate: reversing Labour’s months-long polling slide and recapturing voters in the wake of Asked whether he was the first ginger-haired prime minister, he responded: “It’s about time we had a ginger at the top.”

Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after ...

First elected to parliament for the Labour Party in 2008, Hipkins became a household name fronting the government's response to the pandemic. "We've gone through this process with unity and we'll continue to do that. He would not be drawn on his policy plans. He said he had spoken to Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who tweeted the two had had "a warm discussion". Register for free to Reuters and know the full story WELLINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chris Hipkins, who played a significant role in New Zealand's response to the COVID-19 pandemic, is set to replace Jacinda Ardern as prime minister after emerging on Saturday as the only candidate to lead the ruling Labour Party.

Hipkins will be elected unopposed by Labour's parliamentary caucus Sunday, but faces a tough task to win at the October general election. Guest post by Adrian ...

[in the polls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opinion_polling_for_the_2023_New_Zealand_general_election). A meeting of Labour’s [parliamentary caucus was called](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/20/new-zealands-next-pm-how-will-they-be-chosen-and-when-will-we-know-who-it-is?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other) for Sunday, with a two-thirds majority (43 of the 64 Labour MPs) required to win. [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_New_Zealand_general_election) on the populist NZ First’s support, breaking a nine-year run of government by National. He now faces a tough task to win a third successive term for Labour at the October election. Ardern also announced that the next NZ election would be held on October 14. His work for The Conversation can be found

The Labour party's popularity has slumped, but Jacinda Ardern is still a hard act to follow.

Ms Ardern "has absolutely been on the receiving end of some absolutely intolerable and unacceptable behaviour," he added. That star quality that delivered a landslide Labour win in 2020 has almost the opposite effect now. Jacinda Ardern has been on the receiving end of regular misogyny and abuse. that you can be your own kind of leader, one that knows when to go". From world leaders to actors and music stars, the reaction to her shock departure was one of sadness. Ms Watson is originally from the UK and now lives in South Africa.

The 44-year-old education minister must still garner an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues, but that is just a formality.

Hipkins said he believed he could win the election and paid tribute to Ardern. New Zealand's Reserve Bank has hiked the benchmark interest rate to 4.25% as it tries to get inflation under control, and some economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year. Hipkins drew a small crowd of clapping onlookers when he talked to reporters outside Parliament. It is the biggest responsibility and the biggest privilege of my life." Hipkins rose to public prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took on a kind of crisis management role. He is known as a political troubleshooter who has taken on a variety of roles to try to iron out problems created by other lawmakers.

The 44-year-old education minister must still garner an endorsement Sunday from his Labour Party colleagues. He would replace Jacinda Ardern, ...

Hipkins said he believed he could win the election and paid tribute to Ardern. New Zealand's Reserve Bank has hiked the benchmark interest rate to 4.25% as it tries to get inflation under control, and some economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year. Hipkins drew a small crowd of clapping onlookers when he talked to reporters outside Parliament. It is the biggest responsibility and the biggest privilege of my life." Hipkins rose to public prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, when he took on a kind of crisis management role. He is known as a political troubleshooter who has taken on a variety of roles to try to iron out problems created by other lawmakers.

New Zealand's next prime minister credits time spent in a police cell for sparking his interest in national politics.

Hipkins, 44, is expected to be confirmed as party leader at a meeting of Labour Party lawmakers on Sunday, according to media reports. “The Labour Party caucus ...

“The Labour Party caucus will meet at 1 p.m. [would resign](https://www.politico.eu/article/jacinda-ardern-resigns-as-new-zealands-prime-minister/) as prime minister in coming days, in a shock announcement. [meeting](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/new-zealand-labour-party-chris-hipkins-sole-candidate-replace-jacinda-ardern-2023-01-20/) of Labour Party lawmakers on Sunday, according to media reports.

New Zealand's ruling Labour Party formally votes to endorse Chris Hipkins as the country's next prime minister following Jacinda Ardern's shock decision to ...

Mr Hipkins expects to be officially sworn in as New Zealand's 41st prime minister on Wednesday. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern handed over the Labour leadership to Chris Hipkins in an emotional caucus meeting in Wellington on Sunday, as party MPs endorsed Mr Hipkins to become the country's next prime minister. The 64-member Labour caucus unanimously voted Mr Hipkins the new party leader, with the current education minister running uncontested for the role.

Sole nominee secures Labour endorsement for prime minister, with Carmel Sepuloni as deputy, and incumbent's last engagements on Tuesday.

So I think we as men have a responsibility to call it out when we see it.” “We as men have a responsibility to speak up about that,” he said. In outlining his vision, Hipkins promised to bring “strong clarity, sense of purpose and priority to helping New Zealanders through these tough economic times”. Some people, many people are hurting at the moment, and I want them to know that we are on their side.” “Jacinda’s leadership has been an inspiration to women and girls everywhere. “I take on this job at a challenging time for New Zealanders,” Hipkins said in his first speech after the vote, promising a laser focus on economic issues.