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Jacinda Ardern is the incumbent prime minister since 26 October 2017
The prime minister of New Zealand is New Zealand's head of government. This job is given to the leader of the party or coalition with the most support in the Parliament of New Zealand. Since 26 October 2017, the prime minister has been Jacinda Ardern of the Labour Party.



Responsibilities and powers
The power of the presidency has grown substantially since the office's establishment in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasingly strong role in American political life since the beginning of the 20th century, with a notable expansion during the presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In contemporary times, the president is also looked upon as one of the world's most powerful political figures as the leader of the only remaining global superpower. As the leader of the nation with the largest economy by nominal GDP, the president possesses significant domestic and international hard and soft power.
The prime minister holds the most senior post in the New Zealand Parliament. The prime minister is not able to give direct orders to other people in their party.
The prime minister can call for an election by asking the Governor-General to close Parliament

List of New Zealand prime ministers
Main article: List of prime ministers of New Zealand
Living former prime ministers
As of June 2022, there are six living former New Zealand prime ministers, as seen below.


Living former prime ministers of New Zealand



Sir Geoffrey Palmerserved 1989–90born 1942 (age 80)






Jim Bolgerserved 1990–97born 1935 (age 87)






Dame Jenny Shipleyserved 1997–99born 1952 (age 70)






Helen Clarkserved 1999–2008born 1950 (age 72)






Sir John Keyserved 2008–2016born 1961 (age 60)






Bill Englishserved 2016–2017born 1961 (age 60)




The most recent prime minister to die was Mike Moore (served 1990), on 2 February 2020, aged 71.[1]

References

Other websites
2002-09-29 at the Wayback Machine