Jacinda Ardern

Jacinda Ardern was elected prime minister of New Zealand in 2017 at the age of thirty-seven and became the country’s youngest prime minister in more than 150 years.

In 2018, she gave birth to her daughter, Neve, and became the first leader of a country in thirty years to give birth while in office.

In 2023, she was awarded the accolade Dame Grand Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit. She now spends her time writing, speaking, learning, and being a mum.

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Books by Jacinda Ardern

A Different Kind of Power

Jacinda Ardern

From the former prime minister of New Zealand, then the world’s youngest female head of government and just the second to give birth in office, comes a deeply personal memoir chronicling her extraordinary rise and offering inspiration to a new generation of leaders.

Mum's Busy Work

Jacinda Ardern, Ruby Jones

An inspiring and heartwarming book about the relationship between a working mum and her daughter by the former prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern.
Today I got out of bed and asked Mum
what day it was. 'Monday,' she said.
I asked if that was a day care day.
She said yes. I stomped my feet.

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A Different Kind of Power: A Memoir by Jacinda Ardern is set for international release on June 3, 2025.