Chris Hipkins

The Right Honourable

Chris Hipkins

MP
The Right Honourable; Chris Hipkins; MP
	Hipkins in 2023
41st Leader of the Opposition
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Christopher Luxon
Deputy	Carmel Sepuloni
Preceded by	Christopher Luxon
41st Prime Minister of New Zealand
	In office; 25 January 2023 – 27 November 2023
Monarch	Charles III
Deputy	Carmel Sepuloni
Governor-General	Cindy Kiro
Preceded by	Jacinda Ardern
Succeeded by	Christopher Luxon
18th Leader of the Labour Party
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 22 January 2023
Deputy	Kelvin Davis; Carmel Sepuloni;
Preceded by	Jacinda Ardern
4th Minister for National Security and Intelligence
	In office; 25 January 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Jacinda Ardern
Succeeded by	Christopher Luxon
Minister Responsible for Ministerial Services
	In office; 25 January 2023 – 27 November 2023
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Jacinda Ardern
Succeeded by	Christopher Luxon
Prime Minister	In office; 14 June 2022 – 25 January 2023
Ministerial offices 2017–⁠2023
41st Minister of Police
	In office; 14 June 2022 – 25 January 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Poto Williams
Succeeded by	Stuart Nash
1st Minister for COVID-19 Response
	In office; 6 November 2020 – 14 June 2022
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ayesha Verrall
41st Minister of Health
	In office; 2 July 2020 – 6 November 2020
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	David Clark
Succeeded by	Andrew Little
47th Minister of Education
	In office; 26 October 2017 – 25 January 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Nikki Kaye
Succeeded by	Jan Tinetti
19th Minister for the Public Service
	In office; 26 October 2017 – 25 January 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Paula Bennett
Succeeded by	Andrew Little
11th Leader of the House
	In office; 26 October 2017 – 25 January 2023
Prime Minister	Jacinda Ardern
Preceded by	Simon Bridges
Succeeded by	Grant Robertson
Member of the New Zealand Parliament; for Remutaka ; Rimutaka (2008–2020)
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 8 November 2008
Preceded by	Paul Swain
Majority	20,497
Personal details
Born	Christopher John Hipkins; 5 September 1978 (age 45); Hutt Valley, New Zealand
Political party	Labour
Spouse(s)	Jade Hipkins; (m. 2020; separated 2022)
Children	2
Residence	Upper Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand
Alma mater	Victoria University of Wellington (BA)
Nickname(s)	Chippy

Christopher John Hipkins (born 5 September 1978) is a New Zealand politician. He became the 41st Leader of the Opposition on 27 November 2023. He was the Prime Minister of New Zealand from January 2023 until November 2023. He became the leader of the New Zealand Labour Party in January 2023.^[2]

He was the minister of education, police, the Public Service, and leader of the House in the Jacinda Ardern government. He has been the member of Parliament (MP) for Remutaka since the 2008.

On 21 January 2023, Hipkins became the only candidate to replace Ardern as leader of the Labour Party. He became party leader on 22 January 2023.^[3] He became prime minister three days later.

References change

↑ McClure, Tess (24 September 2021). "'People are tired': Chris Hipkins, the New Zealand minister battling to eliminate Covid". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ "Hipkins Named to Succeed Ardern as New Zealand Prime Minister". Bloomberg.com. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
↑ Craymer, Lucy (21 January 2023). "New Zealand Labour Party: Chris Hipkins sole candidate to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader". Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via Reuters.

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[1] McClure, Tess (24 September 2021). "'People are tired': Chris Hipkins, the New Zealand minister battling to eliminate Covid". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2 October 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[2] "Hipkins Named to Succeed Ardern as New Zealand Prime Minister". Bloomberg.com. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 20 January 2023.

[3] Craymer, Lucy (21 January 2023). "New Zealand Labour Party: Chris Hipkins sole candidate to replace Jacinda Ardern as leader". Reuters. Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via Reuters.

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