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Ardern came to power quickly and but not without controversy. During the 2017 election the Labour Party had elected Andrew Little to run as the leader and potential Prime Minister however Little, who was a former union boss, suffered in that he had very little charisma, was not eloquent and had difficulty sloughing off the "union boss" pulic perception. A few weeks before the election, with Labour tanking in the polls, Little suddenly stepped down and Ardern was promoted to leader. While Ardern had little executive experience she was young, attractive and well-spoken which contrasted against the dour Little and older opposition leader, Bill English. The polls swung towards Labour but not far enough to guarantee an outright victory.

Ardern came to power quickly and but not without controversy. During the 2017 election the Labour Party had elected Andrew Little to run as the leader and potential Prime Minister however Little, who was a former union boss, suffered in that he had very little charisma, was not eloquent and had difficulty sloughing off the "union boss" pulic perception. A few weeks before the election, with Labour tanking in the polls, Little suddenly stepped down and Ardern was promoted to leader. While Ardern had little executive experience she was young, attractive and well-spoken which contrasted against the dour Little and older opposition leader, Bill English. The polls swung towards Labour but not far enough to guarantee an outright victory.

==Biography==

==Biography==

Jacinda Ardern was born in Hamilton, a small city south of [[Auckland]] but spent her formative years in the small town of Morrinsville. Her father was a police officer and her mother worked in a school cafeteria. She started in politics small by being a representative on her school council. She then went to the University of Waikato and majored in Communications Studies with a minor in politics and PR. Ardern has said from an early age she became a [[Social Democrat]] and a [[Progressive]] and was heavily involved in the Young Labour party working in the office of [[Helen Clark]] and Clark's successor, Phil Goff.

Jacinda Ardern was born in Hamilton, a small city south of [[Auckland]] but spent her formative years in the small town of Morrinsville. Her father was a police officer and her mother worked in a school cafeteria. She started in politics small by being a representative on her school council. She then went to the University of Waikato and majored in Communications Studies with a minor in politics and PR. Ardern has said from an early age she became a [[Social Democrat]] and a [[Progressive]] and was heavily involved in the Young Labour party working in the office of [[Helen Clark]] and Clark's successor, Phil Goff.