{"id":128651,"date":"2023-01-21T11:58:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-21T06:28:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=128651"},"modified":"2023-01-21T12:32:07","modified_gmt":"2023-01-21T07:02:07","slug":"new-zealands-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-will-replace-jacinda-ardern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/new-zealands-prime-minister-chris-hipkins-will-replace-jacinda-ardern\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand&#8217;s prime minister, Chris Hipkins will replace Jacinda Ardern"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Prime Minister of New Zealand:<\/strong> Jacinda Ardern will be succeeded as prime minister by Chris Hipkins, a former COVID-19 response minister for New Zealand. Following Ardern&#8217;s unexpected departure, the 44-year-old senior politician needs the formal support of Labour lawmakers to become the nation&#8217;s 41st prime minister. As leader of the governing party, Hipkins will also become prime minister when Ardern steps down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/category\/daily-quiz\/daily-quiz-january-2023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">January 2023 Current Affairs Quiz<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides holding the education portfolio, Hipkins is also minister for police and the public service, and leader of the House. He is known as a political troubleshooter who has played a number of roles in an effort to resolve issues brought up by other legislators. A lawmaker for 15 years, Hipkins is considered more centrist than Ardern and colleagues hope that he will appeal to a broad range of voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What challenges now Hipkins face in future?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among his biggest challenges during an election year will be convincing voters that his party is managing the economy well. New Zealand\u2019s unemployment rate is relatively low at 3.3%, but inflation is high at 7.2%. New Zealand\u2019s Reserve Bank has hiked the benchmark interest rate to 4.25% as it tries to get inflation under control, and some economists are predicting the country will go into recession this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister of New Zealand: Jacinda Ardern will be succeeded as prime minister by Chris Hipkins, a former COVID-19 response minister for New Zealand. Following Ardern&#8217;s unexpected departure, the 44-year-old senior politician needs the formal support of Labour lawmakers to become the nation&#8217;s 41st prime minister. 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