A leader like Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand doesn’t come in tens. Not even in twos. And so, it was such a bright day on 26 October, 2017, when she took office as New Zealand’s prime minister. She was 37-years-old and also the youngest head of government at the time. What’s there not to love? […]
A leader like Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand doesn’t come in tens. Not even in twos. And so, it was such a bright day on 26 October, 2017, when she took office as New Zealand’s prime minister.But now, more than five years later, she has announced the withdrawal of that special light as she resigns the position, stating that she “no longer had enough in the tank” to carry on in office.
Home to the oldest and longest-serving presidents and heads of government, African leaders and even the followers will probably never be able to understand what Ms Ardern meant by burnout., should have been long gone and spared himself and his country that pathetic performance at last December’s US-Africa summit, where after being towed on stage, and wired to speak, he was still asking himself where he was.
We can also mention one, two or even more scattered on the continent’s political landscape, but the rarity of it all makes Ardern voluntary resignation our own modern-day unicorn. In 2008, Ms Ardern was elected president of the International Union of Socialist Youth. She was first elected as an MP in the 2008 general election, when Labour lost power after nine years. She was later elected to represent the Mount Albert electorate in a by-election on 25 February 2017.
When she was confronted with the Christchurch Mosque attack, a mass shooting committed by a far-right extremist in March 2019, her deft and quietly revolutionary crisis management skills earned her global accolade.
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