{"id":128711,"date":"2023-01-23T12:06:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T06:36:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=128711"},"modified":"2023-01-23T12:06:46","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T06:36:46","slug":"new-zealands-ruling-labor-party-elected-chris-hipkins-as-the-countrys-41st-prime-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/new-zealands-ruling-labor-party-elected-chris-hipkins-as-the-countrys-41st-prime-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand&#8217;s ruling Labor Party elected Chris Hipkins as the country&#8217;s 41st prime minister"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>New Zealand&#8217;s ruling Labor Party elected Chris Hipkins as the country&#8217;s 41st prime minister: <\/strong>New Zealand&#8217;s ruling Labor Party\u00a0on 22 January elected\u00a0Chris Hipkins\u00a0as its leader and the country&#8217;s\u00a041st prime minister, replacing\u00a0Ms Jacinda Ardern.<\/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><strong>An overview of the news<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hipkins was the only candidate for the position and was confirmed by 64 MPs in what is known as the&nbsp;Labor caucus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Known as &#8220;Chippy&#8221;, Hipkins played a key role in the response to COVID-19.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was first elected to Parliament in&nbsp;2008 for the Labor Party.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He was appointed&nbsp;Minister of Health in July 2020&nbsp;before becoming the Minister of COVID Response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Before Hipkins can officially become prime minister, Ardern must submit her resignation to&nbsp;King Charles III&#8217;s&nbsp;representative in New Zealand, Governor General&nbsp;Cindy Kiro.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kiro Hipkins will then be appointed to the role and sworn in.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Labour party has also selected Carmel Sepuloni as the deputy prime minister.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About New Zealand<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prime Minister:&nbsp;Chris Hipkins<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Capital:&nbsp;Wellington<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currency :&nbsp;New Zealand dollar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Zealand&#8217;s ruling Labor Party elected Chris Hipkins as the country&#8217;s 41st prime minister: New Zealand&#8217;s ruling Labor Party\u00a0on 22 January elected\u00a0Chris Hipkins\u00a0as its leader and the country&#8217;s\u00a041st prime minister, replacing\u00a0Ms Jacinda Ardern. 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