Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern, a New Zealand politician, was born on July 26, 1980. Since 2017, she has led the Labour Party and been the country’s 40th prime minister.
She is a Labour Party supporter and has served as the Mount Albert MP since 2017.
Ardern declared on January 19, 2023, that she would step down as Labour leader and prime minister on February 7, subject to a leadership election.
Who are Jacinda Ardern parents?
Ardern was born in Hamilton, New Zealand, on July 26, 1980.
She was raised in Morrinsville and Murupara, where her mother, Laurell Ardern (née Bottomley), worked as a school catering assistant and her father, Ross Ardern, was a police officer.
Her uncle Ian S. Ardern is a general authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or Mormon Church), where Ardern was raised.
She attended Morrinsville College, where she served as the trustees’ student representative.
She secured her first job while still in school, working at a nearby fish and chip business.
